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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Bloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zagan Yehudiah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yehudiah has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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172 cm
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140 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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181 cm
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165 lbs
18 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 8 - 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
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Zagan Yehudiah! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bloom pushes Yehudiah up against the cage in a clinch. Bloom looking to slow down the pace here. Bloom jumps guard but Yehudiah turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Bloom lands a hook to the side of the head. Bloom misses with a body punch.
Bloom is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yehudiah is keeping busy. Bloom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bloom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bloom has a couple of punches blocked by Yehudiah.
Bloom looking for a takedown. Bloom takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Orlando Bloom has been cut. Yehudiah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bloom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bloom avoids the head kick by Yehudiah.
Yehudiah looks gassed! Yehudiah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Yehudiah swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloom. Bloom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bloom fails in his attempt to clinch. Bloom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Orlando Bloom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Yehudiah keeps the fight on the outside. Bloom tries to clinch but Yehudiah is having none of it. Bloom moves in looking to clinch but Yehudiah pushes him off. Bloom is looking to clinch. Bloom is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Bloom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Bloom misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bloom. Yehudiah can't break the clinch.
Bloom struggles to land a body shot inside as Yehudiah controls his hands.
Bloom tries to pull guard but Yehudiah 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bloom scores with a nice hook to the head. Bloom avoids the elbow strike from Yehudiah, against the cage.
Bloom blocks an elbow strike. A head punch blocked on the inside by Yehudiah. Yehudiah blocking some punches.
Yehudiah is trying to break the clinch but Bloom is controlling him. Bloom misses with a short punch on the inside. Bloom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Yehudiah trying to control the position but instead, Bloom has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yehudiah into the cage. Yehudiah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Bloom has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yehudiah is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Yehudiah being controlled against the cage. Bloom lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Yehudiah taking a breather. Bloom fails to pull guard.
Bloom blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bloom jumps guard.
Bloom trying to control the position.
Bloom looking for a sweep. Not yet Bloom, not yet. Bloom lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yehudiah! Bloom is standing up, even though he is in mount. Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yehudiah swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bloom fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yehudiah checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bloom clobbers Yehudiah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Bloom moves into the clinch. Bloom working aggressively here.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow strike.
Bloom is looking to take this one to the mat. Bloom is leaning against Yehudiah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Yehudiah stops a takedown attempt from Bloom.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bloom. Yehudiah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Bloom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bloom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Bloom. Bloom lands an elbow that stopped Yehudiah in his tracks for a moment. Yehudiah tries to break free but Bloom pushes him back against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bloom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yehudiah's brow. Bloom scores with an uppercut up the middle. Bloom misses with a hook from the clinch. Bloom will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yehudiah up against the cage.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Yehudiah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Yehudiah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bloom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bloom. A jab from Yehudiah does it's job there. Bloom misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bloom. Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yehudiah swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bloom lands a leg kick that knocks Yehudiah off balance momentarily. Bloom delivers a nice body kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Bloom forces Yehudiah back against the cage and clinches. Yehudiah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bloom is trying to stall.
Bloom is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yehudiah to keep the fight standing. Bloom lands a nice uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Yehudiah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yehudiah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bloom manages to pull guard.
Bloom is pulling down on Yehudiah's head. It's preventing any offense from Yehudiah, at least for the moment. Yehudiah won't allow Bloom to sweep him here. Yehudiah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bloom is keeping the position for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Bloom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Bloom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Bloom wants to sweep here but Yehudiah controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Orlando Bloom. Bloom lands with a kick to the temple. Yehudiah shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Bloom wants to clinch up but Yehudiah keeps it at a distance. Bloom throws a head kick that misses. Yehudiah throws a head kick but Bloom moves out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Yehudiah closes the distance and pushes Bloom back into the cage. Bloom lands an uppercut. Bloom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Bloom landing knees to the head.
Bloom lands an elbow that stopped Yehudiah in his tracks for a moment. Yehudiah avoiding damage as Bloom throws knees to the body.
Bloom scores with a shoulder strike. Bloom fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bloom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Bloom has a couple of punches blocked by Yehudiah.
Bloom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards. Bloom effectively controlling the action here. Bloom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yehudiah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Bloom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Bloom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bloom lands with a short head shot on the inside. Bloom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bloom has a couple of punches blocked by Yehudiah.
Bloom has Yehudiah pressed against the cage, preventing Yehudiah from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Bloom misses with the head strike.
Bloom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Yehudiah throws an elbow but it misses.
Bloom looks to throw an elbow but misses. Yehudiah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bloom has managed to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. With the fighters up against the cage, Bloom throws an elbow but misses. Bloom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yehudiah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bloom's brow. Bloom is looking to take this one to the mat. Bloom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Bloom dominated that round. The cut man is working on Orlando Bloom's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bloom throws a series of punches but Yehudiah moves out of range. Bloom wants to clinch. Bloom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Bloom is looking to clinch but Yehudiah is avoiding it.
Yehudiah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bloom.
Bloom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yehudiah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Bloom moves in looking to clinch but Yehudiah pushes him off. Yehudiah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yehudiah swats him away and circles back towards the center. Yehudiah is breathing heavily. Bloom tries to clinch but Yehudiah moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bloom tries to clinch but Yehudiah is having none of it. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bloom.
Orlando Bloom is winning the standup battle so far. Bloom connects with a leg kick. Yehudiah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Bloom tries to clinch up. Bloom lands with a nice body kick. Bloom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yehudiah was well out of range. Poor timing from Bloom. Bloom takes the fight into the clinch. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bloom here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Bloom lands with a right to the head. Bloom is leaning against Yehudiah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Bloom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. A short left from Bloom. Bloom tries to pull guard but Yehudiah forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Bloom lands a hook to the side of the head. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bloom takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Bloom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards. Bloom lands with a short head shot on the inside. Yehudiah blocks an uppercut.
Bloom misses with a punch on the inside.
Yehudiah looks to throw an elbow but misses. Bloom lands a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Bloom misses with a body punch.
Bloom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yehudiah blocks it with crossed arms. A frustrated look appears on Yehudiah's face as he tries to break the clinch. Bloom trying to control the position but instead, Yehudiah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bloom into the cage. Bloom can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight. Yehudiah takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bloom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bloom lands a body shot. Yehudiah is pressed up against the cage. Bloom has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yehudiah down to the mat. Yehudiah avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Bloom tries to clinch up. Bloom throws a half hearted mid kick. Bloom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yehudiah, pushing him back against the cage. Bloom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Bloom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bloom looking to throw knees to the head but Yehudiah is blocking nicely.
Bloom jumps guard but Yehudiah stands there with Bloom around his waist. Bloom gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Bloom. That's going to take a lot out of him. A short uppercut from Bloom. A head punch blocked on the inside by Yehudiah. Bloom takes an elbow to the forehead. Bloom lands a hook that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bloom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Bloom is trying to maintain a safe position but Yehudiah gets an underhook and turns Bloom into the cage. Yehudiah manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yehudiah throws an elbow that misses.
Yehudiah is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Bloom displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yehudiah up against the cage. Bloom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Bloom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bloom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. 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! Bloom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Bloom is looking to control Yehudiah's arms but Yehudiah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bloom has his back to the cage. Yehudiah is trying to stall.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Yehudiah throws an elbow but it misses.
Bloom is stalling here.
Yehudiah blocks an uppercut.
Bloom ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bloom no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Bloom lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yehudiah! Bloom stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. Yehudiah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bloom wants to clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Bloom is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Yehudiah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bloom throws a head kick that misses. Bloom clinches up against the cage. Bloom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yehudiah can do to turn this around? Yehudiah blocks a body shot from Bloom. Yehudiah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Bloom struggles to land a body shot inside as Yehudiah controls his hands.
Bloom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards. Bloom cracks Yehudiah with a nice body shot. 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! Bloom is trying to trip Yehudiah. He has hold of a leg but Yehudiah is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bloom persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Bloom gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Bloom instigates a clinch. Bloom is working Yehudiah over against the cage. Bloom gets through Yehudiah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bloom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Bloom throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bloom. The referee is keeping an eye on Bloom - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yehudiah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bloom's defenses. Bloom fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bloom keeps control of Yehudiah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Bloom tries for a takedown but Yehudiah manages to get underhooks.
Bloom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards. Yehudiah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Yehudiah lands an elbow inside that Bloom shrugs off. Bloom tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yehudiah smiles and moves away.
Bloom moves into the clinch. Orlando Bloom has scored more points in the clinch so far. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Yehudiah prevents the takedown attempt.
Bloom lands a right hand. Bloom misses with an elbow over the top. Bloom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Bloom avoids a wild elbow strike from Yehudiah. Bloom misses with a short punch on the inside. Yehudiah has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Yehudiah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bloom tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yehudiah smiles and moves away.
Bloom tries to clinch but fails miserably and Yehudiah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Yehudiah throws a head kick that misses. Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yehudiah swats him away and circles back towards the center. The fight stays on the outside here - Bloom looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yehudiah swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bloom tries to clinch but Yehudiah is having none of it. Bloom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yehudiah has time to react. Bloom tries to clinch but fails miserably and Yehudiah counters with a head kick. That will keep Bloom thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Yehudiah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yehudiah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bloom tries to clinch but Yehudiah moves out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Bloom dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Orlando Bloom's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bloom wants to clinch up but Yehudiah keeps it at a distance. Bloom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bloom is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Yehudiah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yehudiah throws a wild body kick that Bloom sees coming a mile off. Orlando Bloom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Yehudiah has closed the distance and engaged Bloom in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloom. Bloom dodges an elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Bloom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bloom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Bloom scores with an uppercut up the middle. Yehudiah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Bloom prevents Yehudiah from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bloom misses with a hook from the clinch. Bloom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Bloom is looking for a takedown. Bloom misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bloom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards. Bloom working aggressively here.
Yehudiah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Yehudiah is trying to break free. Bloom looking to stall.
Bloom has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yehudiah is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Bloom jumps guard.
Yehudiah preventing the sweep. Bloom is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bloom wants to stand up but Yehudiah is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Bloom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Bloom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yehudiah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Bloom doesn't manage to clinch there - Yehudiah circles away.
Yehudiah keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Yehudiah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Yehudiah pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Yehudiah has closed the distance and engaged Bloom in a clinch.
Bloom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards. Bloom manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Bloom wants to stand and escape but Yehudiah is having none of it. Yehudiah trying to control but Bloom is working from the bottom. Bloom wants to get back to his feet but Yehudiah is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Bloom has a closed guard, preventing Yehudiah from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yehudiah stopping the sweep attempt from Bloom. Yehudiah trying to control but Bloom is working from the bottom.
Zagan Yehudiah has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Bloom clinches. Bloom misses with a punch to the body.
Yehudiah prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Bloom. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bloom gets through Yehudiah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Bloom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bloom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Bloom takes an elbow to the temple. Bloom avoids the elbow strike from Yehudiah, against the cage.
Bloom keeps control of Yehudiah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Yehudiah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Yehudiah is trying to stall.
Yehudiah takes a shot to the head. Bloom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards. Bloom is trying to drag Yehudiah to the mat but Yehudiah just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Bloom wants to take the fight to the mat but Yehudiah manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Yehudiah looking to stall.
Bloom blocks an elbow strike. Bloom pulls Yehudiah into guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Yehudiah stopping the sweep attempt from Bloom. Yehudiah wants to control from the top but Bloom keeps moving. Bloom looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Bloom wants to stand but Yehudiah is controlling the position. Bloom has control of Yehudiah's left arm, preventing Yehudiah from doing any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Zagan Yehudiah hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Yehudiah throws a leg kick but Bloom sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Yehudiah is looking to slow Bloom down with leg kicks. Bloom is looking to clinch. Bloom checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bloom tries to clinch up. Yehudiah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yehudiah avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Bloom tries to clinch up but Yehudiah circles away and keeps his distance. Bloom throws a nice looking combination but Yehudiah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Bloom fails in his attempt to clinch. Bloom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yehudiah swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bloom clinches up with Yehudiah and pushes him back against the cage. Bloom looking to throw knees to the head but Yehudiah is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Yehudiah lands an elbow just above Bloom 's eye. Bloom goes for a takedown attempt but Yehudiah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bloom avoids a kick to the body.
Yehudiah tries a head kick but it misses.
Bloom fails in his attempt to clinch. Yehudiah tries to keep at a distance but Bloom has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Bloom drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bloom has Yehudiah pressed against the cage, preventing Yehudiah from circling away and getting back to striking at range. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bloom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. With the fighters up against the cage, Yehudiah throws an elbow but misses. Bloom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bloom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards. Bloom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Bloom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yehudiah avoids the elbow strike from Bloom, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A nice glancing elbow lands by Bloom. Yehudiah takes a knee to the side of the body. With the fighters up against the cage, Bloom throws an elbow but misses. Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bloom scores with a nice hook to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Bloom clearly takes that round. The cut man is working on Orlando Bloom's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yehudiah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bloom can pounce on him.
Bloom darts in and clinches Yehudiah up against the cage. Bloom has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yehudiah after a bit of a struggle. Bloom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bloom lands with a right to the head. Bloom jumps guard but Yehudiah turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Yehudiah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bloom has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yehudiah after a bit of a struggle. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Bloom. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bloom tries for a takedown but Yehudiah manages to get underhooks.
Bloom lands an elbow inside that Yehudiah shrugs off. A battle for position here, against the cage. Still in the clinch, Bloom scores with a nice short uppercut. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Bloom keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yehudiah's efforts to push away. Bloom is trying to maintain a safe position but Yehudiah gets an underhook and turns Bloom into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bloom avoids a wild elbow strike from Yehudiah. Bloom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Bloom working some nice short punches in the clinch. Bloom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards. Yehudiah wants to break free but Bloom has control.
Bloom misses with some punches.
Bloom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bloom works on Yehudiah's body with a couple of short punches. Bloom lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bloom has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yehudiah after a bit of a struggle. Bloom missing with knees to the body.
Yehudiah takes a shot to the head. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Bloom manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bloom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bloom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bloom looking to stall.
Bloom lands with a short shot to the head. Bloom takes an elbow to the forehead. Bloom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yehudiah. Yehudiah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bloom has him pressed against the cage. Yehudiah looks to throw an elbow but misses. Yehudiah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloom lands with a right to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bloom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Bloom looking to throw knees to the head but Yehudiah is blocking nicely.
Bloom throws an elbow but it misses.
Bloom lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short body shot lands from Bloom as the two fighters clinch.
Bloom scores with a shoulder strike. Bloom blocks the elbow strike.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow over the top. Bloom has Yehudiah pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yehudiah as Bloom tries to tie him up. Yehudiah throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Bloom.
Bloom is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yehudiah pulls him back up using the underhooks. Yehudiah is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Bloom.
Bloom lands a hook that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards. Yehudiah throws an elbow but it misses.
Bloom drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yehudiah gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bloom trying to stall but Yehudiah improves his position.
Yehudiah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Bloom jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yehudiah walks away with a smile on his face. Bloom gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Bloom ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch but Yehudiah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Yehudiah 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. Bloom lands with a nice body kick. Bloom darts in and clinches Yehudiah up against the cage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bloom lands a hook to the side of the head. A head punch on the inside from Bloom fails to land. Bloom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bloom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yehudiah.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Bloom misses with a hook from the clinch. Yehudiah manages to break the clinch.
Bloom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yehudiah throws out the jab. Yehudiah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bloom clinches. Bloom has hold of one of Yehudiah's legs. Yehudiah is fighting the takedown attempt but Bloom gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Bloom stands up from guard. Let's bang! Bloom tries to clinch there but Yehudiah circles away.
Yehudiah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yehudiah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bloom tries to clinch but Yehudiah is having none of it. Yehudiah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yehudiah paws at him with a jab and circles away. Yehudiah throws a leg kick but Bloom checks it. Bloom wants to clinch up but Yehudiah keeps it at a distance. Yehudiah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bloom wants to clinch. Bloom throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Yehudiah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bloom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Yehudiah scores with a head kick. Bloom tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yehudiah swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bloom tries to clinch but Yehudiah moves out of range. Bloom misses with a series of wild punches.
Yehudiah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Bloom throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Yehudiah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Bloom scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Bloom closes the distance and clinches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bloom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bloom misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bloom fails to land. Bloom avoids a wild elbow strike from Yehudiah. Bloom is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloom. Bloom trying to control the position but instead, Yehudiah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bloom into the cage. Yehudiah looks to throw an elbow but misses. Bloom connects with a knee to the head.
Bloom scores with a nice hook to the head. Yehudiah throws an elbow but it misses.
Bloom scores with a shot to the side of Yehudiah's head. Bloom lands with a right to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bloom misses with a knee strike.
Bloom lands a right hand. Bloom is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yehudiah pulls him back up using the underhooks. Yehudiah pushes off an throws an elbow but Bloom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Yehudiah misses with an elbow strike.
Bloom scores with an uppercut up the middle. A nice left hand lands by Bloom.
Bloom is struggling to control the position. Bloom is looking to take this one to the mat. Yehudiah is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Bloom on the inside. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bloom lands a left hand.
Bloom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Bloom had his way with Zagan Yehudiah in that round. The cut man is working on Orlando Bloom's cut. 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!
Yehudiah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yehudiah keeps the fight on the outside. Bloom throws a leg kick but Yehudiah sees it coming and moves out of range. That kick from Bloom tenderised Yehudiah's leg. Yehudiah is trying to keep his angry face on. Bloom tries to clinch but Yehudiah is having none of it. Yehudiah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Bloom is looking to clinch. Bloom has Yehudiah up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bloom. Yehudiah is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Bloom drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bloom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yehudiah avoids it. Bloom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bloom avoids the elbow strike from Yehudiah, against the cage.
Bloom working aggressively here.
Bloom scores with an uppercut up the middle. Bloom ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bloom no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Yehudiah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Yehudiah wanted to stand there but Bloom had control of the position. Bloom seems keen to control Yehudiah's posture. Bloom wants to stand up but Yehudiah is controlling him. Bloom seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Bloom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yehudiah's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bloom decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Yehudiah keeps the fight on the outside. Bloom lands a front kick. Bloom doesn't manage to clinch there - Yehudiah circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bloom is trying to pull guard but Yehudiah turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Bloom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bloom tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yehudiah smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Bloom. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bloom blocks a head kick by Yehudiah.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bloom tries to clinch but Yehudiah moves out of range. Bloom tries to clinch up. Bloom tries to clinch up but Yehudiah circles away and keeps his distance. Yehudiah swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloom. Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yehudiah paws at him with a jab and circles away. Yehudiah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bloom forces Yehudiah back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yehudiah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bloom. Yehudiah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Bloom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards. Bloom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards. Bloom with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bloom misses with a hook from the clinch. Bloom lands with a short head shot on the inside. Bloom lands on the inside with an uppercut. Bloom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Bloom.
Bloom misses with a punch on the inside.
Bloom has Yehudiah pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yehudiah manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Yehudiah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bloom closes the distance and clinches. Bloom blocks an elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A nice right hand lands inside from Bloom.
That's five minutes gone in the round. With the fighters up against the cage, Bloom throws an elbow but misses. Bloom misses with a punch on the inside.
Bloom lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Yehudiah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Bloom stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Yehudiah to get to his feet. Bloom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bloom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bloom, right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloom looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Bloom moves in looking to clinch but Yehudiah pushes him off.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Bloom clinches up with Yehudiah and pushes him back against the cage. Bloom lands on the inside with an uppercut. Bloom scores with a hook to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A short right from Bloom on the inside. Bloom misses with a punch to the body.
Bloom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yehudiah avoids it. Bloom tries to pull guard but Yehudiah won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Bloom.
Bloom has a couple of punches blocked by Yehudiah.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yehudiah throws an elbow but misses. Yehudiah blocks an uppercut.
Bloom is trying to maintain a safe position but Yehudiah gets an underhook and turns Bloom into the cage. Nice elbow from Bloom. Bloom's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Zagan Yehudiah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Bloom wants to take the fight to the mat but Yehudiah manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Bloom lands with a light punch inside. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yehudiah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bloom's brow. Yehudiah throws an elbow but it misses.
Yehudiah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow over the top. Bloom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Bloom lands a right hand. Bloom stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Bloom misses with some punches.
Bloom taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Still in the clinch, Bloom scores with a nice short uppercut. Bloom lands with a right to the head. Bloom lands a shoulder strike. Bloom lands a hook that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. A right handed body shot lands from Bloom.
Yehudiah wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bloom is trying to maintain a safe position but Yehudiah gets an underhook and turns Bloom into the cage. Bloom landing knees to the body.
Bloom scores with a hook to the body. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yehudiah as Bloom tries to tie him up. A head punch blocked on the inside by Yehudiah. Bloom lands a shoulder strike. 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! Bloom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bloom. Bloom lands an elbow that stopped Yehudiah in his tracks for a moment. Bloom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Yehudiah misses with an elbow over the top. Bloom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yehudiah's elbow. Bloom can't find room to land a body shot as Yehudiah controls the action.
Yehudiah is trying to maintain a safe position but Bloom gets an underhook and turns Yehudiah into the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Bloom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Bloom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards. Bloom wants to stall.
Bloom tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bloom misses with a knee strike.
Orlando Bloom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. A nice right hand lands inside from Bloom. Bloom dodges an elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Bloom presses Yehudiah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Bloom blocks an elbow strike. A shot in the inside from Bloom. Bloom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Yehudiah avoids a wild elbow strike from Bloom. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yehudiah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bloom's brow. Bloom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bloom blocks the elbow strike.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Bloom!
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