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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Bloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ecif Irhcaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Bloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ecif Irhcaz!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irhcaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irhcaz tries to clinch up but Bloom circles away and keeps his distance.
Bloom wants to clinch up but Irhcaz keeps it at a distance.
Bloom tries to clinch up but Irhcaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Irhcaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Irhcaz tries to clinch up
and Bloom counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloom.
Bloom tries to break the clinch but Irhcaz is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Irhcaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Irhcaz fails to land.
Bloom is looking to control Irhcaz's arms but Irhcaz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bloom has his back to the cage.
Bloom scores with a shoulder strike.
Bloom works on Irhcaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Irhcaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloom is trying to maintain a safe position but Irhcaz gets an underhook and turns Bloom into the cage.
Bloom lands with a left to the head.
Bloom lands an elbow that stopped Irhcaz in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Irhcaz.
Irhcaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irhcaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloom lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Bloom.
Irhcaz is trying to stall.
Irhcaz working aggressively here.
Irhcaz stalling in the clinch but Bloom improves position.
Bloom lands an elbow inside that Irhcaz shrugs off.
Bloom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bloom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irhcaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bloom misses with a knee to the head.
Irhcaz has Bloom pressed against the cage.
Irhcaz trying to control the position but instead, Bloom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Irhcaz into the cage.
Bloom wants to stall.
Bloom lands an uppercut.
Bloom misses with a knee to the head.
Irhcaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Irhcaz prevents Bloom from breaking the clinch.
Bloom manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bloom scores with a shoulder strike.
Bloom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloom is leaning against Irhcaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Irhcaz dodges an elbow strike from Bloom.
Irhcaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Irhcaz looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloom.
Bloom throws a punch but it's blocked by Irhcaz.
Bloom tries to stall but Irhcaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bloom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bloom manages to break the clinch.
Irhcaz has closed the distance and engaged Bloom in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Bloom.
Irhcaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bloom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bloom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloom scores with a shoulder strike.
Irhcaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloom stalling against the cage.
Bloom swings wildly with an uppercut but Irhcaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Bloom.
Irhcaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bloom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bloom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bloom is looking to clinch.
Bloom drives through and clinches with Irhcaz against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Irhcaz.
Bloom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Irhcaz wants to clinch.
Irhcaz tries to clinch there but Bloom circles away.
Ecif Irhcaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom misses with a looping right.
Bloom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ecif Irhcaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irhcaz instigates a clinch.
Irhcaz taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Bloom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Irhcaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloom.
Irhcaz prevents a takedown attempt there.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Irhcaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irhcaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloom.
Bloom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Irhcaz has a couple of punches blocked by Bloom.
Bloom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bloom lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irhcaz.
Bloom tries to circle away but Irhcaz has him pinned against the cage.
Irhcaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloom lands a right hand.
Bloom lands a shoulder strike.
Bloom lands a shoulder strike.
Bloom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloom has managed to clinch.
Irhcaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Irhcaz blocks an uppercut.
Irhcaz stalling in the clinch but Bloom improves position.
Bloom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bloom stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A hook to the body from Bloom.
Irhcaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Bloom - that landed with a thud.
Irhcaz looks gassed!
Bloom tries a knee to the head but Irhcaz blocks it.
Irhcaz blocking some punches.
Bloom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bloom working aggressively here.
Bloom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bloom breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bloom is defended easily by Irhcaz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Bloom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Irhcaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Irhcaz gets a clinch.
Bloom presses Irhcaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bloom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Irhcaz stalling.
Irhcaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bloom backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Bloom dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Irhcaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Irhcaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bloom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bloom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Irhcaz won't be happy with that.
Bloom decides to stand up, so the ref orders Irhcaz to his feet.
Irhcaz closes the distance but Bloom moves to the side
and Bloom counters by moving into the clinch.
Bloom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bloom shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Irhcaz but Irhcaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bloom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bloom moves into the clinch.
Irhcaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irhcaz is breathing heavily.
Bloom misses with a punch on the inside.
Irhcaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Irhcaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloom working aggressively here.
Bloom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Irhcaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Irhcaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bloom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irhcaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Bloom pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Bloom on the inside.
Irhcaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bloom is looking to control Irhcaz's arms but Irhcaz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bloom has his back to the cage.
Bloom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bloom doesn't manage to clinch there - Irhcaz circles away.
Bloom darts in and clinches Irhcaz up against the cage.
Bloom wants to stall.
Irhcaz has a couple of punches blocked by Bloom.
Bloom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bloom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bloom has a couple of punches blocked by Irhcaz.
Bloom tries to stall but Irhcaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bloom tries to pull guard but Irhcaz holds him up against the cage and eventually Bloom drops back down to his feet.
Bloom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Irhcaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bloom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Irhcaz fails to land.
Bloom blocking some punches.
Bloom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bloom tries to pull guard but Irhcaz won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Bloom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bloom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bloom.
Bloom stands up and beckons Irhcaz to his feet.
Irhcaz forces Bloom back against the cage and clinches.
Bloom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Irhcaz tries to clinch but Bloom moves away
and Bloom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bloom tries to stall but Irhcaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bloom has a couple of punches blocked by Irhcaz.
Bloom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Irhcaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bloom lands a nice knee to the body.
Bloom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloom tries to score a body lock takedown but Irhcaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bloom has a couple of punches blocked by Irhcaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom working aggressively here.
Bloom is looking to control Irhcaz's arms but Irhcaz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bloom has his back to the cage.
Bloom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Irhcaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Irhcaz is looking to control Bloom's arms but Bloom gets an underhook and turns him. Now Irhcaz has his back to the cage.
Orlando Bloom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Irhcaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloom looking to throw knees to the head but Irhcaz is blocking nicely.
Irhcaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Irhcaz stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Bloom.
Irhcaz working aggressively here.
Bloom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Irhcaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloom is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bloom lands a nice uppercut.
Irhcaz taking a breather.
A short right from Bloom on the inside.
Bloom working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Bloom.
Irhcaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Bloom drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bloom scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Irhcaz takes a shot to the head.
Irhcaz blocks the elbow strike.
Bloom pushes Irhcaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Irhcaz working aggressively here.
Bloom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Irhcaz or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Bloom.
Bloom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Irhcaz fails to land.
Irhcaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bloom working aggressively here.
Bloom is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bloom stalls.
Bloom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Irhcaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bloom backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bloom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Irhcaz blocking some punches.
Irhcaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Irhcaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Irhcaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloom blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Bloom dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bloom tries to clinch there but Irhcaz circles away.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch but Irhcaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irhcaz clinches but Bloom breaks the clinch
and Bloom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bloom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bloom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bloom fails with the takedown.
Irhcaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Irhcaz clinches but Bloom breaks the clinch
and Bloom counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bloom.
Irhcaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Irhcaz blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bloom.
Bloom lands a nice knee to the body.
Bloom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Irhcaz avoids it.
Irhcaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Bloom.
Irhcaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Irhcaz fails to land.
Bloom lands a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bloom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Irhcaz misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irhcaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irhcaz taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bloom.
Bloom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irhcaz backwards.
Bloom is working Irhcaz over against the cage.
Bloom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Irhcaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bloom lands an elbow just above Irhcaz 's eye.
Irhcaz looking to stall.
Bloom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bloom is leaning against Irhcaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bloom landing knees to the body.
Bloom lands a shoulder strike.
Irhcaz is rocked!
Irhcaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Irhcaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Bloom finish him?
Bloom looking to slow down the pace here.
Irhcaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Bloom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bloom is trying to stall.
Maybe Bloom would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Bloom is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Irhcaz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloom lands a hook that snaps the head of Irhcaz backwards.
Irhcaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloom.
Irhcaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Bloom holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bloom.
Bloom misses with the head strike.
Bloom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bloom landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Irhcaz letting Bloom take a breather here.
Bloom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Irhcaz backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bloom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bloom tries to keep at a distance but Irhcaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bloom scores with a shoulder strike.
Bloom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bloom tries a knee to the head but Irhcaz blocks it.
Bloom blocking some punches.
Bloom scores with a shot to the side of Irhcaz's head.
Irhcaz throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Irhcaz as Bloom tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bloom lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bloom.
Bloom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bloom lands a right hand.
Bloom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Irhcaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Bloom wants to clinch.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch but Irhcaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irhcaz tries to clinch
and Bloom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Irhcaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloom scores with a shot to the side of Irhcaz's head.
Bloom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bloom is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bloom working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Irhcaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Irhcaz backwards.
Bloom just leaning against Irhcaz, taking a breather.
Bloom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bloom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ecif Irhcaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irhcaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bloom changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Irhcaz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bloom stands up.
Bloom tries to clinch up but Irhcaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Irhcaz tries to clinch there but Bloom circles away.
Irhcaz tries to clinch but Bloom is having none of it.
Bloom tries to clinch but Irhcaz moves out of range.
Irhcaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Bloom shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Irhcaz as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Bloom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bloom pushes Irhcaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Bloom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bloom closes the distance and clinches up with Irhcaz, looking for a takedown. Bloom pushes Irhcaz against the cage but Irhcaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bloom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bloom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Irhcaz won't be happy with that.
Orlando Bloom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bloom has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Bloom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bloom has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Bloom!
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RATING
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