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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dejan Orlandinovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viv Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards has chosen Earthquake - Labrinth ft. Tinie Tempah as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 cm
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192 lbs
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186 cm
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dejan Orlandinovic! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viv Richards! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Richards cracks Orlandinovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Dejan Orlandinovic has been cut. Richards misses with a kick to the body.
Orlandinovic throws a big shot that misses. Orlandinovic is looking to chop away at Richards's legs. Orlandinovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Orlandinovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orlandinovic throws a lazy right hand but Richards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Richards takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Orlandinovic tries to move into range but Richards moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Orlandinovic does a little dance to reset his feet. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Orlandinovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Richards with a jab. Orlandinovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Richards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orlandinovic's sensitive parts. Richards misses with a looping right. Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orlandinovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Richards is able to avoid easily. Richards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Orlandinovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richards throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Richards misses with a body shot.
Richards lands a big head kick that sends Orlandinovic tumbling to the mat! Richards takes a step backwards and waves Orlandinovic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Orlandinovic is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A bone on bone clash there as Richards blocks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
Richards takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Orlandinovic defending well as Richards loads up on a big left hand. Orlandinovic misses with a hook
and Richards counters with a good, hard body kick but Orlandinovic shrugs it off. Richards jabbing away but nothing is landing. Richards swings for the body but Orlandinovic moves out of range.
Richards swings for the body but Orlandinovic moves out of range.
Orlandinovic takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses. Orlandinovic with a hook. Richards lands a really nice looking cross but Orlandinovic seems unphased.
Orlandinovic throws a right hand that misses
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Orlandinovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Orlandinovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Richards jabs Orlandinovic right on the nose. Orlandinovic blinks but takes it well. Orlandinovic takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses. Richards scores with a punch to the head. Oh Orlandinovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Richards takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Orlandinovic seems to have got his legs back now. Orlandinovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Richards walks into a stiff left hand from Orlandinovic. Richards lands a nice looking kick to the body. Orlandinovic takes a step back to recover. Richards throws a quick inside leg kick. Orlandinovic wants to slow Richards down by chopping away at his legs. Orlandinovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Orlandinovic misses with a wild body shot. Orlandinovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Richards is out of range. Orlandinovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlandinovic. Orlandinovic checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Orlandinovic motions for Richards to come forward. Orlandinovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. A looping hook to the body misses from Orlandinovic. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet. Richards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Richards throws a shot from downtown. Orlandinovic moves away and avoids it. Orlandinovic thows a body shot but no joy. Richards 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. Orlandinovic checks the leg kick. Richards connects with a leg kick. Orlandinovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Richards ducks under a wild hook from Orlandinovic. Orlandinovic staying out of range there. Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richards bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orlandinovic's head backwards. Richards cracks Orlandinovic with a good jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. That kick from Orlandinovic tenderised Richards's leg. Richards is trying to keep his angry face on. Orlandinovic loads up on a big right hand but Richards slips the punch. Orlandinovic misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Orlandinovic takes one on the button. Richards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Orlandinovic does a little dance to reset his feet. Orlandinovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richards sees it coming and avoids it easily. Orlandinovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Richards cracks Orlandinovic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Orlandinovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Richards counters with a body kick that stops Orlandinovic in his tracks momentarily. Orlandinovic throws a leg kick that is checked and Richards counters with a nice right hand that sends Orlandinovic toppling to the canvas! Orlandinovic scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Richards finish him?! Richards checks a low kick from Orlandinovic. Orlandinovic missing with a left hand there. Richards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Richards feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Orlandinovic sprawling to the canvas! Orlandinovic rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Richards finish him?!
Orlandinovic misses with a hook. Richards ducked under it nicely. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nice defenses there by Orlandinovic. Richards avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Richards throws a nice outside leg kick. Orlandinovic misses with a left hand and Richards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viv Richards dominated that round. The cut man is working on Dejan Orlandinovic's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Orlandinovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Richards lands a nice looking kick to the body. Orlandinovic takes a step back to recover. Orlandinovic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Richards. Viv Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup. Orlandinovic misses with a looping right. Orlandinovic misses with an uppercut. Dejan Orlandinovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice shot by Orlandinovic. Richards scores with a nice head shot. Richards throws a nice outside leg kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Orlandinovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richards circles away quickly and effectively. Richards misses with a low kick. Richards throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Orlandinovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Orlandinovic swinging wildly here.
Richards wants to slow Orlandinovic down by chopping away at his legs. That kick from Orlandinovic tenderised Richards's leg. Richards is trying to keep his angry face on. Richards moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A nice leg kick lands there from Orlandinovic. A big left from Orlandinovic misses. A looping hook to the body misses from Orlandinovic. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet. Richards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Orlandinovic. Orlandinovic throws an off balance right hand
and Richards counters with a slapping leg kick. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nice body punch from Richards. Richards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Orlandinovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Orlandinovic wants to land a leg kick but Richards is out of range. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Orlandinovic misses with a hook. Richards ducked under it nicely. Orlandinovic throws a leg kick but Richards checks it. Orlandinovic misses with a left hand and Richards counters with a nice leg kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
Orlandinovic thumps Richards with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Richards sends Orlandinovic crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Richards is motioning to the referee to let Orlandinovic up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! Orlandinovic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Richards. Richards cracks Orlandinovic with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Orlandinovic looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Richards finish him?
Orlandinovic swings away with a leg kick that misses. Richards misses with an uppercut. Orlandinovic walks straight into a right hand from Richards - that's dropped him! Richards jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Orlandinovic from any more punishment! Orlandinovic complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Viv Richards! Viv Richards is the new middleweight champion! During a confident post fight interview, Viv Richards thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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