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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuomas Manner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
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190 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tuomas Manner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Orton!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton misses with a double jab.
Manner thuds his right hand into Orton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Orton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manner looks for a takedown but Orton sprawls well.
Orton tries to clinch up.
Manner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manner misses with the combination.
A jab lands there for Manner.
Manner misses with a combination
and Orton counters with a three punch combo that has Manner backing up. Manner nods at Orton to acknowledge the strikes.
Manner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orton's sensitive parts.
Orton doesn't manage to clinch there - Manner circles away.
Orton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton clinches with his opponent.
Manner has had enough of the clinch but Orton keeps him there for the moment.
Manner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Manner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Manner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Orton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Manner can't break the clinch.
Manner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orton has him pressed against the cage.
Orton stops a takedown attempt from Manner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tuomas Manner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orton tries to circle away but Manner has him pinned against the cage.
Manner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manner prevents Orton from breaking the clinch.
Manner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Manner manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Manner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manner.
Manner misses with a combination
and Orton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Manner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Orton defends it nicely.
Tuomas Manner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Orton misses with a double jab
and Manner counters with a nice uppercut.
Orton looks to land a combination but Manner avoids it well.
Orton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Orton counters by moving into the clinch.
Orton manages to break the clinch.
Manner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Orton moves into range and clinches up with Manner.
Orton tries to break free but Manner pushes him back against the cage.
Orton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Orton stops a takedown attempt from Manner.
Manner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Manner is breathing heavily.
Orton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Manner tries to break free but Orton pushes him back against the cage.
Manner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orton drives through and clinches with Manner against the cage.
Orton keeps control of Manner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manner misses with the head strike.
Orton lands with a left to the head.
Manner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Orton's efforts to push away.
Manner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Orton gets through Manner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manner slips a jab and a cross from Orton.
Orton throws a leg kick but Manner checks it.
Manner shoots in looking for a takedown. Orton tries to sprawl out of it but Manner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Orton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Orton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tuomas Manner will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Orton misses with a leg kick
and Manner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manner throws a combination that misses
and Orton counters by moving into the clinch.
Manner drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manner is looking to break free of the clinch but Orton has double underhooks.
Orton effectively controlling the action here.
Orton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manner backwards.
Manner tries to throw a body punch but Orton avoids it by throwing Manner back against the cage.
Manner misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Manner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Manner breaks from the clinch.
Orton misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Manner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Orton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Orton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Manner.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Orton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Manner is looking to take a break and control but Orton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manner has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A clash of legs there as Manner blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Orton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Orton counters with a left and a right that stings Manner.
Orton scores with a leg kick.
Orton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Manner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manner.
Orton prevents Manner from breaking the clinch.
Orton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Manner counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Orton is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton tries to clinch but Manner is having none of it.
Manner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orton misses with a wild combination.
Manner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Orton counters with a series of strikes. Manner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Orton tries to clinch there but Manner circles away.
Orton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manner.
Manner jabs Orton right on the nose. Orton blinks but takes it well.
A right-left combo lands from Orton.
Orton leaves Manner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Orton instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manner tries for a takedown but Orton manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tuomas Manner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manner tries to score a body lock takedown but Orton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Orton keeps control of Manner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Orton gets underhooks to prevent Manner's takedown attempt.
Orton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orton has closed the distance and engaged Manner in a clinch.
Manner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Manner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orton misses with a wild combination.
Manner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Manner's knee momentarily.
Orton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orton connects with a solid leg kick.
Orton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Orton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orton tries to work over Manner's front leg with a kick but Manner checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Orton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Orton throws a right and a left that Manner avoids nicely.
Tuomas Manner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manner closes the distance and clinches up with Orton, looking for a takedown. Manner pushes Orton against the cage but Orton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Orton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orton throws a nice looking combination but Manner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Orton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Manner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Manner takes a swing at Orton's ribcage but misses.
Orton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Manner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Manner has his takedown stuffed
and Orton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Orton.
Manner tries to break the clinch but Orton is controlling the position.
Manner breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Orton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Orton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Orton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orton.
Orton takes the fight into the clinch.
Manner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orton can't break the clinch.
Manner has had enough of the clinch but Orton keeps him there for the moment.
Orton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Orton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orton throws a nice looking combination but Manner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton misses with a series of wild punches.
Manner misses with a combination
and Orton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Manner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tuomas Manner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manner looks to score with a jab to the body but Orton is just out of range.
Manner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Orton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Manner misses with a double jab
and Orton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Orton.
Manner wants to break free but Orton has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Orton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Manner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Orton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Manner throws a combination that misses
and Orton counters with a three punch combo that has Manner backing up. Manner nods at Orton to acknowledge the strikes.
Orton tries to close the distance and clinch but Manner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orton misses with a wild combination.
Josh Orton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orton misses with a few strikes there.
Orton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Manner backs up against the cage.
Manner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Orton counters with a slapping leg kick.
Orton throws a one two combo.
Manner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton throws a right hand that Manner ducks under and follows up with a left that Manner also avoids with ease.
Orton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manner. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orton misses with a combination
so Manner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Orton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manner throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orton is looking to stand up but Manner isn't so interested in that idea.
Manner wants to get up but he can't break Orton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Orton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Orton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Orton!
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