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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter orbach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Styles had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter orbach!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
orbach tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
orbach goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A lazy left from Styles finds it's target.
orbach gets a clinch.
Styles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Styles is looking to clinch.
Styles tries to clinch up
and orbach moves into the clinch.
orbach lands an elbow just above Styles 's eye.
Styles tries a knee to the head but orbach blocks it.
Styles can't get the takedown.
orbach misses with some punches.
Styles manages to break the clinch.
orbach tries to clinch but Styles is having none of it.
Styles shoots in but orbach avoids the takedown attempt easily.
orbach tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Styles counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
orbach is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Styles is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles tries to stand but orbach is controlling from the bottom.
orbach kicks Styles off and gets to his feet.
Styles circles away from the clinch attempt.
orbach takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
orbach throws a leg kick but Styles sees it coming and moves out of range.
Styles throws a combination that misses
and orbach counters by clinching up.
Styles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Styles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Styles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Styles is breathing heavily.
Styles has managed to clinch.
Styles can't break the clinch.
Styles is trying to break free.
orbach tries to break the clinch but Styles is controlling the position.
Styles breaks from the clinch.
Styles looks to clinch
and orbach counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Styles is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Styles keeps the fight on the outside.
orbach is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Styles throws a sloppy head kick and orbach moves out of range easily.
orbach moves out of range as Styles strikes.
Styles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
orbach is looking to clinch.
Styles forces orbach back against the cage and clinches.
Styles wants to break free but orbach has control.
orbach wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
orbach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
orbach lands with a short head shot on the inside.
orbach misses with the head strike.
Styles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Styles misses with a hook.
Styles misses with a hook.
A jab from Styles misses.
orbach wants to clinch.
Styles cracks the inside of orbach's front leg.
Styles keeps the fight on the outside.
Peter orbach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Styles takes the fight into the clinch.
Styles managing to block the knees to the body from orbach.
orbach wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Styles has him pressed against the cage.
orbach tries a body shot but Styles blocks it.
Styles goes for a takedown attempt but orbach pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
orbach closes the distance but Styles moves to the side
and Styles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
orbach tries to clinch but Styles moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for orbach.
orbach tries to clinch but Styles is having none of it.
orbach moves in looking to clinch but Styles pushes him off.
Styles changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. orbach tries to avoid it but Styles manages to keep hold of a leg and drag orbach to the ground. orbach escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Styles feints and as orbach raises his hands in defense, Styles changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
orbach is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Styles dominated that round.
That's time! Styles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
orbach is looking to clinch.
Styles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
orbach tries to close the distance and clinch but Styles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Styles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts orbach as he jumps to the side.
Styles circles away from the clinch attempt
and Styles counters with a left to the body.
orbach works over Styles's head and body with a nice combination.
orbach misses with a kick to the body
and Styles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
orbach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
orbach misses with a double jab.
Styles changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. orbach tries to avoid it but Styles manages to keep hold of a leg and drag orbach to the ground. orbach escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
orbach connects with a right hand. Styles shakes it off.
orbach stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Styles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
orbach wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
orbach lands a nice elbow.
orbach lands a body shot.
Styles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Styles wants to break free but orbach has control.
orbach lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
orbach scores with a nice hook to the head.
orbach misses with a hook from the clinch.
orbach throws a punch but it's blocked by Styles.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Styles just misses with a elbow thrown towards orbach's brow.
orbach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Styles backwards.
orbach connects with a nasty looking knee right to Styles's face.
Styles blocks an uppercut.
Styles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Styles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Styles has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
orbach looks to clinch
and Styles counters by moving into the clinch.
orbach throws a head punch that misses.
orbach lands a hook to the side of the head.
orbach is looking to break free of the clinch but Styles has double underhooks.
orbach lands a knee to the head.
orbach prevents Styles from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from orbach fails to land.
orbach comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
orbach working aggressively here.
Styles can't break the clinch.
Styles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but orbach has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from orbach.
orbach landing knees to the head.
orbach scores with a nice hook to the head.
orbach is looking to break free of the clinch but Styles has double underhooks.
orbach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Styles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Styles drops to a knee looking for a takedown but orbach gets the underhooks and prevents it.
orbach lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Styles backwards.
orbach prevents the takedown attempt.
orbach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles has had enough of the clinch but orbach keeps him there for the moment.
orbach scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Styles.
Styles tightens his grip and picks orbach up, before dumping him to the ground. orbach manages to land in guard.
Styles won't allow orbach to get back to his feet.
Styles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. orbach swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Styles trying to control the position from guard on top but orbach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
orbach scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
orbach tries to close the distance and clinch but Styles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Styles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
orbach fails in his attempt to clinch.
orbach tries to clinch up but Styles circles away and keeps his distance.
orbach fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Styles darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
orbach pushes Styles off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Styles will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Styles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Styles swats away the attempt to clinch by orbach.
orbach clinches up with Styles and pushes him back against the cage.
orbach throws a head punch that misses.
Styles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Styles is trying to break the clinch but orbach has him pressed against the cage.
Styles is looking for a takedown up against the cage. orbach gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
orbach throws a head punch that misses.
orbach throws a punch but it's blocked by Styles.
orbach lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Styles backwards.
orbach lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Styles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. orbach just stands there and leans against the cage.
Styles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Styles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Styles lands a head shot.
Styles throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around orbach's waist but orbach gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Styles off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Styles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Styles missing with a left hand there. orbach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by orbach!
That's one minute gone in the round.
orbach closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
orbach tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Styles is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
orbach misses with a punch on the inside.
Styles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
orbach gets underhooks to prevent Styles's takedown attempt.
orbach breaks from the clinch.
Styles keeps the fight on the outside.
orbach wants to clinch.
Styles fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
orbach is looking to clinch.
Styles tries for a takedown but orbach circles away easily
and orbach holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Styles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
orbach throws a head punch that misses.
orbach throws a punch but it's blocked by Styles.
orbach is leaning against Styles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
orbach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
orbach misses with some punches.
orbach looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Styles trying to land knees to the body.
orbach lands with a right to the head.
Styles tries to pull guard but orbach holds him up against the cage and eventually Styles drops back down to his feet.
orbach swings away with an uppercut that misses.
orbach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
orbach swings wildly with an uppercut but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Styles wants to get back to striking at distance but orbach won't allow it.
orbach misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by orbach.
orbach lands a right hand.
orbach lands a left hand.
orbach swings wildly with an uppercut but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Styles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
orbach fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
orbach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Styles falls off balance throwing a combination
and orbach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
orbach wants to clinch.
Styles closes the distance and clinches up with orbach, looking for a takedown. Styles pushes orbach against the cage but orbach circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
orbach closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Styles.
Styles is trying to break the clinch but orbach has him pressed against the cage.
orbach lands a body shot.
A short left from orbach.
Styles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Styles with that takedown attempt.
orbach is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
orbach stuffs the takedown attempt from Styles. Styles gets slowly back to his feet.
orbach wants to clinch.
orbach displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Styles tries to land a body kick
and orbach counters by clinching up.
orbach lands an elbow that stopped Styles in his tracks for a moment.
Mike Styles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Styles tries for a takedown but orbach manages to get underhooks.
orbach swings wildly with an uppercut but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for orbach.
orbach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Styles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Peter orbach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
orbach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter orbach comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Styles 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Styles!
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