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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven Petersen (ranked 3467 p4p, 1380 weight class) and Karol Orlowski (ranked 406 p4p, 180 weight class). Karol Orlowski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steven Petersen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Petersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karol Orlowski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Orlowski misses.
Orlowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petersen.
A big right from Orlowski misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Orlowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Petersen moves away from the strike by Orlowski.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Petersen 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 Orlowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Orlowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Orlowski digs a good hook to Petersen's body.
Orlowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petersen tries to clinch but Orlowski moves out of range.
Petersen misses with a looping left.
Petersen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orlowski throws a front kick aimed at Petersen's knee but Petersen avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlowski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Petersen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orlowski throws out a leg kick but Petersen moves out of range and Orlowski only half commits.
Orlowski throws a shot to the body.
Orlowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petersen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barn in the buildup to the fight.
No joy there for Petersen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orlowski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlowski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petersen doesn't seem bothered though.
Petersen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petersen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petersen checks a low kick from Orlowski.
Petersen doesn't manage to clinch there - Orlowski circles away.
Petersen motions for Orlowski to come forward. Petersen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Orlowski! But no joy.
Petersen throws a lazy right hand but Orlowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orlowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petersen.
Petersen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petersen. Orlowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlowski wants to land a leg kick but Petersen is out of range.
Orlowski misses with an uppercut. Petersen saw that one coming.
Orlowski takes a swing at Petersen's ribcage but misses.
Petersen throws a low kick but Orlowski moves out of range easily.
Orlowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petersen lands with a straight right. Orlowski didn't see that one coming.
Petersen looks to land a left hand but Orlowski moved out of range nicely.
Orlowski throws an overhand right that lands on Petersen's shoulder, as Petersen tries to avoid the shot.
Petersen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orlowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petersen lands with a good body shot.
Orlowski throws a head kick but Petersen moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlowski with a nice cross.
Petersen is looking to score with low kicks.
Petersen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petersen.
Petersen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petersen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Orlowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petersen.
Orlowski throws a body punch but Petersen moves out of range.
Petersen lands with an uppercut that bounces Orlowski off the cage and back into range.
Orlowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Orlowski throws out a leg kick but Petersen moves out of range and Orlowski only half commits.
Petersen lands a lovely overhand right.
Orlowski slips under a jab.
Orlowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petersen.
Orlowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Petersen finds it's way round the side to connect with Orlowski's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petersen misses with a jab to the body
and Orlowski counters with an inside leg kick.
Petersen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petersen.
Petersen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Orlowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petersen tries to land a leg kick but Orlowski saw it coming and moves away.
Petersen throws a low kick, looking for Orlowski's leg but Orlowski calmly moves out of range.
Orlowski throws a low kick but Petersen moves out of range easily.
Orlowski scores with a body shot.
Orlowski lands a right hook to the body.
Petersen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orlowski. That did some damage!
Petersen checks a low kick from Orlowski.
Petersen half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Orlowski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petersen slips under a jab from Orlowski.
Orlowski throws a chopping leg kick but Petersen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Orlowski gets tackled into the cage by Petersen. Petersen maintains the clinch.
Petersen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlowski working hard to break the clinch.
Orlowski takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petersen prevents Orlowski from breaking the clinch.
Orlowski is trying to break the clinch but Petersen is controlling him.
Petersen trying to land knees to the body.
Petersen lands with a left to the head.
Petersen controlling the action here for a moment.
Orlowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orlowski with a hook.
Orlowski throws out a leg kick but Petersen moves out of range and Orlowski only half commits.
Nice shot lands for Petersen.
Petersen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petersen.
Petersen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orlowski misses with a hook. Petersen ducked under it nicely.
Petersen looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Petersen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orlowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Orlowski working hard to break the clinch.
Petersen pushes Orlowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petersen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Petersen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Orlowski connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orlowski.
Orlowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orlowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petersen misses with a leg kick
and Orlowski counters with a thumping low kick.
Orlowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Petersen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petersen tries to clinch up but Orlowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Petersen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlowski.
Orlowski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petersen counters with a nice uppercut.
Orlowski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petersen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orlowski blocks a head kick by Petersen.
Petersen checks a leg kick.
Orlowski throws a body punch but Petersen moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Orlowski blocks the low kick.
Petersen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petersen misses the shot to the body.
Orlowski misses with a left hand
and Petersen counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petersen connects with a single shot there.
Petersen moves away from the strike by Orlowski.
A punch combination from Petersen misses.
Petersen lands a nice shot to the body.
Petersen missing with a left hand there. Orlowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petersen throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Orlowski counter with a right hand.
Petersen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orlowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Orlowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orlowski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Orlowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Petersen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petersen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petersen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlowski.
Orlowski checks the leg kick.
Orlowski swings for the body but Petersen moves out of range.
Orlowski walks into a straight right hand from Petersen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlowski lands a nice hook to Petersen's body. Petersen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steven Petersen is winning the standup battle so far.
Petersen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Orlowski. Orlowski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orlowski.
Petersen is looking to clinch but Orlowski is avoiding it.
Petersen throws a hook but Orlowski avoids it easily.
Petersen avoids the body shot from Orlowski.
Orlowski throws an overhand right that lands on Petersen's shoulder, as Petersen tries to avoid the shot.
Orlowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Petersen. That snapped Orlowski's head back.
Petersen checks a leg kick.
Orlowski misses the shot to the body.
Orlowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Petersen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Orlowski at a distance.
Orlowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Orlowski misses
and Petersen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Petersen misses with the combination.
Orlowski ducks right into an uppercut from Petersen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Orlowski cracks a nice hook into Petersen's ribs.
A jab from Orlowski misses.
Petersen instigates a clinch.
Orlowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Orlowski.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petersen obliges.
Petersen is struggling to control the position.
Petersen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petersen looking to stall.
Orlowski breaks the clinch.
Petersen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orlowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Orlowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petersen is looking to control Orlowski's arms but Orlowski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petersen has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlowski.
A hook to the body from Orlowski.
Petersen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski stalling against the cage.
Orlowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Petersen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orlowski has Petersen pushed against the cage.
Orlowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petersen has him pressed against the cage.
Orlowski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Petersen backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petersen has a couple of punches blocked by Orlowski.
Petersen lands with a short shot to the head.
Steven Petersen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Orlowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Orlowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petersen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Petersen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Orlowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Petersen.
A swing and a miss from Orlowski.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Orlowski checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steven Petersen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Orlowski throws a push kick but Petersen slaps the foot to one side.
Good work by Petersen as he checks the leg kick.
Orlowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlowski loads up on a big right hand but Petersen slips the punch.
Petersen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petersen scores with a jab to the body.
Petersen gets a clinch.
Petersen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orlowski has a couple of punches blocked by Petersen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petersen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petersen.
Petersen lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orlowski or not.
Petersen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Orlowski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Petersen controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlowski tries to work over Petersen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orlowski avoiding damage as Petersen throws knees to the body.
Petersen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orlowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Orlowski avoids the elbow strike from Petersen, against the cage.
Orlowski can't find room to land a body shot as Petersen controls the action.
Petersen wants to stall.
Petersen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orlowski avoids it.
Petersen tries to land knees in the clinch but Orlowski avoids the damage to the body.
Petersen blocks an uppercut.
Orlowski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Petersen stalling against the cage.
Petersen lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Orlowski.
Orlowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petersen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Orlowski.
Orlowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Orlowski lands with a right to the head.
Orlowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Orlowski breaks the clinch.
Petersen throws an off balance right hand
and Orlowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Orlowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlowski avoids the body shot from Petersen.
Petersen misses with a low kick.
Orlowski cracks a nice hook into Petersen's ribs.
Karol Orlowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petersen lands a glancing blow to the side of Orlowski's head.
Petersen thumps Orlowski with a low kick.
Petersen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Orlowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Petersen should have avoided that one.
Petersen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orlowski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Orlowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Orlowski misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orlowski.
Orlowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petersen.
Orlowski throws a body punch but Petersen moves out of range.
Orlowski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petersen rather than just go for the knockout.
Orlowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Orlowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orlowski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petersen tries to clinch but Orlowski moves away
and Orlowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Petersen moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hand to the body from Orlowski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orlowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Orlowski as Petersen tries to tie him up.
Orlowski lands a body punch.
Orlowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petersen. That did some damage!
Steven Petersen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petersen wants to clinch
and Orlowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Orlowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petersen.
Orlowski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petersen connects with an inside leg kick.
Orlowski throws an overhand right that lands on Petersen's shoulder, as Petersen tries to avoid the shot.
Orlowski misses with a wild body shot.
Petersen throws a nice head kick!
Petersen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orlowski throws an off balance right hand
and Petersen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petersen moves into range and clinches up with Orlowski.
Petersen prevents a body shot from Orlowski.
Petersen pushes Orlowski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Petersen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Petersen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
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 Steven Petersen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petersen, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Petersen!
Steven Petersen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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