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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrus Orlhovki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orlhovki comes to the cage accompanied by Rolling Stones - Paint it black. Blake has chosen Frenzal Rhomb - You Are Not My Friend as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bernard Blake was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrus Orlhovki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernard Blake!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlhovki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orlhovki misses with a body shot.
Orlhovki lands an overhand right.
Blake looks for a takedown but Orlhovki sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blake.
Blake throws a series of punches but Orlhovki moves out of range.
Blake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Orlhovki to score with a decent uppercut.
Orlhovki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Orlhovki wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Orlhovki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlhovki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Bernard Blake has been cut.
Blake looks gassed!
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orlhovki throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Orlhovki. Beautiful body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Orlhovki as Blake shoots in.
Andrus Orlhovki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Blake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Orlhovki.
Orlhovki throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orlhovki throws a leg kick that misses.
Orlhovki misses with a hook.
A jab from Orlhovki does it's job there.
Orlhovki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlhovki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blake throws a series of punches but Orlhovki avoids them all with ease.
Orlhovki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andrus Orlhovki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blake ducks right into an uppercut from Orlhovki.
Orlhovki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Orlhovki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Orlhovki misses.
Orlhovki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blake is trying desperately to land a takedown but Orlhovki is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Blake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlhovki lands a right hook to the body.
Blake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blake takes one on the button.
Orlhovki takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Blake throws a combination that misses
and Orlhovki counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Orlhovki. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Orlhovki.
Orlhovki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orlhovki scores with a jab.
Orlhovki looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Orlhovki.
Orlhovki tried to score with a low kick but Blake checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake slips under a jab.
Blake avoids a kick to the body.
Orlhovki misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
Orlhovki is looking to clinch but Blake is avoiding it.
Orlhovki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blake needs to keep his hands up - Orlhovki had a free shot at his head there.
Orlhovki misses the jab.
Blake avoids the body shot from Orlhovki.
Blake misses with a wild combination.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Orlhovki moved out of range nicely.
Orlhovki lands a head shot.
Blake throws a combination that misses
and Orlhovki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orlhovki misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Orlhovki misses.
Blake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Orlhovki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Blake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orlhovki looking for a takedown.
Blake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Orlhovki is keeping busy.
Blake pushes Orlhovki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Blake.
Orlhovki has Blake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Orlhovki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orlhovki slips a jab from Blake.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake has picked Orlhovki up - he's going for a ride! Blake dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blake working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Orlhovki wants to get back to full guard.
Blake tries to pass the half guard into mount. Orlhovki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Orlhovki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrus Orlhovki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernard Blake's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blake defending well as Orlhovki loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Orlhovki misses.
Orlhovki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andrus Orlhovki is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake throws a nice looking combination but Orlhovki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice jab there from Orlhovki.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blake.
Blake tries to clinch there but Orlhovki circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlhovki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blake is out of range and Orlhovki settles back down.
Orlhovki misses with a looping left.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Orlhovki.
Blake dodges the punch combination from Orlhovki.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Orlhovki here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Orlhovki misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake shoots in and bounces Orlhovki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Orlhovki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blake can do to turn this around?
Orlhovki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Blake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blake is looking to advance position but Orlhovki has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Orlhovki goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Blake turns into him and now he's in Orlhovki's guard.
Blake trying to control but Orlhovki is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blake is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Orlhovki is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Orlhovki has escaped and now he's on top!
Orlhovki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blake is breathing heavily.
Blake wants to sweep here but Orlhovki controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orlhovki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orlhovki is looking to work some ground and pound but Blake has wrist control.
Blake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlhovki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Orlhovki trying to control but Blake is working from the bottom.
Orlhovki wants to pass the guard but Blake is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orlhovki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blake on the side of the head.
Orlhovki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blake moves forwards but Orlhovki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blake takes one to the chin there.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Orlhovki.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Orlhovki.
Orlhovki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlhovki.
A punch combination from Blake misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake moves away from the strike by Orlhovki.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlhovki.
Orlhovki tries to clinch but Blake moves out of range.
Orlhovki throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Orlhovki misses.
Orlhovki tries to clinch but Blake moves out of range.
Orlhovki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Orlhovki misses with a straight right.
Blake slips a jab from Orlhovki.
Orlhovki throws a jab but it's blocked by Blake.
Blake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blake misses with the combination.
Orlhovki throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrus Orlhovki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bernard Blake's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Orlhovki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blake misses with a double jab
and Orlhovki counters with a left and a right that stings Blake.
Orlhovki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blake counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Orlhovki!
Orlhovki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blake landing strikes from the mount and Orlhovki is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake landing strikes from the mount and Orlhovki is in trouble!
Blake is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Orlhovki to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Orlhovki shrugs it off.
Blake avoids the attempt from Orlhovki to control.
Orlhovki regains half guard.
Blake is looking for a kimura but Orlhovki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blake to get the leverage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlhovki kicks Blake off and gets back to his feet.
Orlhovki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blake has a takedown stuffed.
Orlhovki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Orlhovki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Orlhovki lands with a right hand.
Orlhovki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlhovki throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blake fails to land with a series of punches.
Orlhovki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bernard Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlhovki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrus Orlhovki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Orlhovki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blake takes one on the button.
Blake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good exchange - Orlhovki coming out on top.
Orlhovki throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlhovki.
Orlhovki misses with a few strikes there.
Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orlhovki.
Orlhovki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlhovki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Orlhovki throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orlhovki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Orlhovki misses.
Orlhovki misses with a hook.
Orlhovki throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
Blake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Orlhovki tries to clinch up
and Blake counters with a straight right hand.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orlhovki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blake counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake tries to pass to full mount but Orlhovki defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orlhovki looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake is thwarting Orlhovki's attempts to control the position.
Blake throwing shots but Orlhovki is blocking nicely.
Blake is looking to take a break and control but Orlhovki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blake might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Orlhovki kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Andrus Orlhovki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blake with the ground and pound but Orlhovki uses the opportunity to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Orlhovki scores with a jab.
Orlhovki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andrus Orlhovki.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Orlhovki, 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrus Orlhovki!
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