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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrus Orlhovki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orlhovki has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it black as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Andrus Orlhovki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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194 cm
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230 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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187 cm
22
255 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Hood! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrus Orlhovki! The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Orlhovki is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Hood throws a shot from downtown. Orlhovki moves away and avoids it. Hood swats away the attempt to clinch by Orlhovki. Orlhovki is looking to clinch. Orlhovki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Orlhovki is looking to clinch but Hood is avoiding it.
Hood with a hook. Hood gets a takedown into half guard. Hood missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Hood is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Orlhovki is trying to get back to full guard. Hood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Hood not landing any meaningful shots this time. Hood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hood takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Hood thows a huge punch but Orlhovki dodges it nicely.
Orlhovki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Hood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orlhovki works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Hood postures up in Orlhovki's guard and throws a big left but Orlhovki blocks it. Orlhovki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Hood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orlhovki is keeping the position for now. Hood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Hood trying to control but Orlhovki is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Orlhovki tries to clinch but Hood moves out of range. Hood drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hood is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hood postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hood in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Orlhovki regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hood's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. Orlhovki is looking to escape. Orlhovki won't allow Hood to pass to mount. Orlhovki is looking to control Hood's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Orlhovki avoid being mounted? Hood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Orlhovki is not content to let Hood control the position. Hood winds up and cracks Orlhovki with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Orlhovki wants to control but Hood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hood trying to control from half guard but Orlhovki is working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Hood connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Hood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Orlhovki but Orlhovki pushes him off and we're back to square one. The fight stays on the outside here - Orlhovki looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hood shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Orlhovki is trying to defend but Hood finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Hood is looking to stall here but Orlhovki recovers full guard. Hood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Hood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orlhovki swivels though and keeps the full guard. Hood passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hood is looking to take a break and control but Orlhovki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Orlhovki wants to improve his position but Hood is controlling well.
Hood drops an elbow to the side of Orlhovki's head. Hood not landing any meaningful shots this time. Hood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Hood wants to take a breather but Orlhovki is having none of it. Hood trying to mount his opponent but Orlhovki defends it. Hood missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Hood not landing any meaningful shots this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Hood 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.
Hood moves away from the strike by Orlhovki. Orlhovki fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Hood. Orlhovki fails in his attempt to clinch. Hood catches Orlhovki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Orlhovki gets caught flat footed, as Hood shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Orlhovki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Hood wants to control from the top but Orlhovki keeps moving. Hood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orlhovki is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orlhovki works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Orlhovki is trying to keep Hood in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Hood shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Orlhovki is trying to defend but Hood finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Hood winds up and cracks Orlhovki with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Hood is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Orlhovki! Orlhovki tries to hold on but Hood pushes him away. A nice elbow there by Hood. Hood unloads with some shots from mount but Orlhovki bucks and avoids them well.
Orlhovki avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hood.
Hood thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hood landing shots from mount. Gordon Hood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Orlhovki wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hood.
The referee warns Orlhovki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hood has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Orlhovki's face.
Hood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Orlhovki is looking to escape. Orlhovki wants to control but Hood is having none of it. Orlhovki can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hood lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Orlhovki hang on? Hood is landing with some decent strikes but Orlhovki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Hood fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hood trying to control but Orlhovki is having none of it. Hood scoring with strikes but Orlhovki is staying in there. Hood with a couple of short strikes. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hood lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Hood. Hood lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Hood scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Orlhovki?
Orlhovki tries to hold on but Hood pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hood looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Orlhovki is breathing heavily. Hood dominating with strikes here. Hood raining down shots from the mount!
Orlhovki is rocked! Hood cracks Orlhovki with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Hood!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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