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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Wangler (ranked 374 p4p, 54 weight class) and Mikhail Orlov (ranked 412 p4p, 62 weight class). Wangler's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Clash - I Fought The Law. Mikhail Orlov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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26
205 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Wangler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wangler's head backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orlov.
A shot to the body from Wangler misses
enabling Orlov to counter with a crisp jab.
Wangler just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wangler throws a right and a left that Orlov avoids nicely.
Wangler is looking to clinch but Orlov is avoiding it.
Wangler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wangler misses with a wild body shot.
Wangler throws a series of punches but Orlov avoids them all with ease.
Orlov lands an overhand right.
Wangler throws a predictable looking body shot
and Orlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orlov swings widly with a right hand
and Wangler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Orlov moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wangler slowing the pace effectively.
Wangler jumps guard and drags Orlov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Orlov postures up.
Orlov passes Wangler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wangler trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Orlov manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangler wants to hold on but Orlov pushes him away.
Orlov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wangler is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wangler tries to lock up and control but Orlov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wangler is trying to escape the mount.
Wangler slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Orlov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wangler tries to get to full guard but Orlov has control of the leg.
Wangler is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangler is trying to control but can't.
Wangler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orlov slips under a jab.
Orlov tries to clinch but Wangler is having none of it.
Wangler misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Orlov misses.
Wangler slips a straight right by Orlov.
Wangler lands a really nice looking cross but Orlov seems unphased.
Wangler tries to keep at a distance but Orlov has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wangler lands with a light punch inside.
Wangler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov lands a hook that snaps the head of Wangler backwards.
Wangler tries a knee to the head but Orlov blocks it.
Orlov misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Orlov fails to land.
Wangler blocks an uppercut.
Orlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Wangler uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Orlov.
Orlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wangler blocks a body shot from Orlov.
Orlov lands a hook that snaps the head of Wangler backwards.
Wangler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orlov tries to work over Wangler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wangler stalls.
Wangler can't find room to land a body shot as Orlov controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Orlov lands a slapping body shot.
Orlov thuds his right hand into Wangler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wangler throws a jab but it's blocked by Orlov.
Orlov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wangler checks it well.
Wangler throws a hook but Orlov blocks it.
Orlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wangler drops his hands momentarily and Orlov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orlov, right into the meat.
Wangler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wangler fails with the takedown.
A clash of legs there as Wangler blocks the low kick.
Orlov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangler looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlov is just out of range.
Wangler misses with a lunging right hand
and Orlov counters with a nice uppercut.
Orlov thuds his shin into the meat of Wangler's side.
Orlov lands a leg kick that knocks Wangler off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wangler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Orlov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wangler on the side of the head.
Orlov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wangler.
Wangler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlov.
Wangler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wangler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlov moves away.
No luck for Wangler with that takedown attempt.
Orlov connects with a looping right hand.
Good exchange - Orlov coming out on top.
Orlov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orlov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Orlov lands with a good body shot.
Wangler swings for the body but Orlov moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wangler. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Orlov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wangler throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlov.
Wangler ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Orlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orlov.
Orlov throws an overhand right that lands on Wangler's shoulder, as Wangler tries to avoid the shot.
Wangler scores with the left hand. Orlov knows he should have avoided that one.
Orlov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 misses with a looping left.
Wangler is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Orlov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mikhail Orlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orlov connects with a right hand. Wangler shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Orlov misses the target.
Orlov misses with a body shot.
Wangler misses with a lunging right hand
and Orlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Orlov jabs at Wangler's body.
Wangler thuds a left hand into Orlov's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangler slips a jab and a cross from Orlov.
Orlov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wangler throwing a counter right hand but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Orlov thuds a left hand into Wangler's body.
Orlov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Orlov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wangler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Orlov scores with a jab to the head.
Orlov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wangler.
Wangler checks a low kick from Orlov.
Orlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wangler.
Wangler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wangler swings for the body but Orlov moves out of range.
Orlov tries to clinch but Wangler moves out of range.
Wangler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orlov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wangler scrambles back to his feet.
Wangler is looking to wear down Orlov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Wangler. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Orlov misses.
Orlov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wangler manages to avoid it.
Orlov misses with a lunging right hand
and Wangler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wangler staying out of range there.
Orlov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Orlov misses with an uppercut.
Wangler darts in and clinches Orlov up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Wangler scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wangler.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wangler trying to stall but Orlov improves his position.
Wangler looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wangler struggles to land a body shot inside as Orlov controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orlov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wangler struggles to land a body shot inside as Orlov controls his hands.
Orlov lands with a left to the head.
Orlov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Orlov slips under a jab.
Wangler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Wangler.
Orlov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wangler just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wangler scores with a jab to the body.
Wangler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fighters circling - Wangler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orlov connects with a crisp jab.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orlov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wangler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Orlov tries to clinch but Wangler is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wangler misses with a wild body shot.
Orlov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wangler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Orlov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wangler off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangler misses with an uppercut. Orlov saw that one coming.
Orlov scores with a punch to the head.
Wangler drops his hands momentarily and Orlov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Orlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Wangler misses the target.
Orlov connects with a body shot that sends Wangler's belly button to the back.
Orlov avoids the body shot from Wangler.
Orlov throws a looping overhand right but Wangler ducks down to avoid it.
Orlov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Orlov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body punch from Wangler.
Wangler lands a nice looking body shot.
Wangler darts in trying to clinch
and Orlov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wangler thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Orlov.
Wangler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Orlov flicks out a counter leg kick but Wangler steps away.
Bobby Wangler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangler takes one to the side of the head.
Wangler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Orlov. That one must have hurt.
Nice defenses there by Wangler.
Jab from Orlov.
Orlov stuffs the takedown attempt from Wangler. Wangler gets slowly back to his feet.
Wangler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Orlov tried to score with a low kick but Wangler checks it.
Wangler just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crunch! Orlov slams his shin into Wangler's torso.
Wangler will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Orlov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wangler. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wangler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orlov works the jab nicely.
Orlov tries to clinch but Wangler is having none of it.
Wangler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orlov lands with a short shot to the head.
Wangler fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Wangler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wangler has a couple of punches blocked by Orlov.
Orlov pushes Wangler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wangler prevents a body shot from Orlov.
Orlov pushes Wangler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wangler misses with the head strike.
Wangler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wangler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wangler trying to control the position but instead, Orlov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wangler into the cage.
Good body shot from Orlov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wangler tries a body shot but Orlov blocks it.
Orlov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wangler throws a punch but it's blocked by Orlov.
Wangler tries a knee to the head but Orlov blocks it.
Orlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Orlov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wangler lands with a light punch inside.
Orlov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Orlov lands an uppercut.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Orlov on the inside.
Orlov lands an uppercut.
Wangler is rocked!
Orlov lands a shot to the body.
Oh Wangler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orlov lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Orlov.
A shot in the inside from Orlov.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Orlov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wangler backwards.
Wangler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Orlov unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Wangler! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Orlov is unloading with more strikes now! Wangler drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Orlov!
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hype
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