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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Radar Salter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olof Orkidea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orkidea has chosen You're The Best 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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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radar Salter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olof Orkidea!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salter missing with a left hand there. Orkidea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orkidea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Salter avoids the head kick by Orkidea.
Orkidea tries a head kick but it misses.
Salter swats away the attempt to clinch by Orkidea.
Salter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Salter misses with the combination.
Salter thows a body shot but no joy.
Orkidea on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Salter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salter moves forwards but Orkidea connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Salter - just one landing.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Salter connects with a single shot there.
Orkidea throws a head kick but Salter moves out of range.
Salter avoids the head kick by Orkidea.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orkidea.
Orkidea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Orkidea misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salter throws a hook to the side of Orkidea's head but Orkidea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orkidea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orkidea has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Salter loads up on a big right hand but Orkidea slips the punch.
A big left from Salter misses.
Radar Salter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Salter misses with a hook. Orkidea ducked under it nicely.
Salter lands a jab.
Salter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Orkidea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Salter misses.
Orkidea slips a jab from Salter.
Salter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Orkidea stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Salter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orkidea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orkidea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salter loads up on a big right hand but Orkidea slips the punch.
Salter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orkidea.
Orkidea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Salter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Orkidea throws a head kick but Salter moves out of range.
Salter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Salter blocks the leg kick.
Salter throws a shot from downtown. Orkidea moves away and avoids it.
Orkidea throws a sloppy head kick and Salter moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Salter misses the target.
Orkidea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salter throws a right and a left that Orkidea avoids nicely.
Orkidea clinches with his opponent.
Salter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Salter breaks the clinch.
Orkidea tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Salter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Salter throws a push kick but Orkidea slaps the foot to one side.
Salter lands a nice hook to Orkidea's body. Orkidea takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Salter misses.
A big left from Orkidea misses.
Salter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Salter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salter lands a head shot.
Salter swings for the body but Orkidea moves out of range.
Salter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Orkidea with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salter to score with a decent uppercut.
Orkidea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salter throws a series of punches but Orkidea moves out of range.
Orkidea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orkidea throws a front kick that sends Salter stumbling back into the cage.
Salter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orkidea looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salter loads up on a big right hand but Orkidea slips the punch.
Orkidea rushes Salter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salter wants to get back to striking at distance but Orkidea won't allow it.
Orkidea's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salter misses with a body kick.
Salter throws a lazy uppercut
and Orkidea counters by moving into the clinch.
Orkidea breaks the clinch.
Salter cracks Orkidea with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orkidea tries a head kick but it misses.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salter misses with a wild body shot.
Orkidea throws a head kick but Salter moves out of range.
Salter looks to land a left hand but Orkidea moved out of range nicely.
Salter throws a right hand that Orkidea ducks under and follows up with a left that Orkidea also avoids with ease.
Salter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Salter misses with a hook.
Orkidea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salter misses the jab.
Salter blocks a head kick by Orkidea.
Orkidea goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses.
Orkidea misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salter throws out a powerful jab.
Salter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Salter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salter misses with a wild combination.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Radar Salter 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.
Orkidea tries a head kick but it misses.
Orkidea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salter. That did some damage!
Salter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orkidea moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salter looks to throw the jab but Orkidea is out of range.
Orkidea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salter scores with a jab to the body.
Salter misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Orkidea darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Salter.
Radar Salter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orkidea throws a sloppy head kick and Salter moves out of range easily.
Salter misses with a two punch combination.
Orkidea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salter.
Salter missing with a left hand there. Orkidea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Radar Salter is winning the standup battle so far.
Orkidea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orkidea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salter throws a hook but Orkidea avoids it easily.
Orkidea throws a head kick but Salter moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orkidea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Orkidea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orkidea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salter misses with a straight left.
Salter scores with a decent looking hook.
Some wild striking there from Salter.
Salter misses with a looping right.
Salter throws a hook but Orkidea blocks it.
Orkidea with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salter to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Orkidea moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Salter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Salter throws a right and a left that Orkidea avoids nicely.
Salter throws a hook but Orkidea avoids it easily.
Salter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Salter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orkidea.
Orkidea tries to close the distance and clinch but Salter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orkidea slips under a jab.
Orkidea moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orkidea breaks from the clinch.
Orkidea on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Orkidea staying out of range there.
Orkidea has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orkidea there as he acknowledges the shot.
Orkidea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salter misses with a hook
and Orkidea counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Orkidea.
Orkidea escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salter avoids the head kick by Orkidea.
Salter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Salter misses with a few strikes there.
Salter swings widly with a right hand
and Orkidea counters by clinching up.
Salter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orkidea lands with an overhand left.
Orkidea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orkidea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salter.
A head kick misses from Orkidea.
Nice uppercut lands for Salter. That snapped Orkidea's head back.
Salter throws a body punch but Orkidea moves out of range.
Orkidea throws a sloppy head kick and Salter moves out of range easily.
Orkidea slips a straight right by Salter.
Orkidea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salter lands a nice shot that snaps Orkidea's head back.
Orkidea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salter throws a right hand that misses
and Orkidea counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Salter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Orkidea has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Orkidea moves away from the strike by Salter.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses.
Orkidea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salter.
Orkidea blocks the body kick.
Orkidea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Salter throws a series of strikes that have Orkidea backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orkidea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Salter throws a hook to the side of Orkidea's head but Orkidea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orkidea on the side of the head.
Orkidea slips under a jab.
Orkidea throws a head kick that half lands.
Orkidea on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Salter looks to throw the jab but Orkidea is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Orkidea.
Salter lands a jab to the head.
Orkidea lands a high kick!
Salter lands with a hook. Orkidea tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Orkidea dodges the punch combination from Salter.
Orkidea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salter. Orkidea does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orkidea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Salter looks to land a combination but Orkidea avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Radar Salter dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Orkidea misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orkidea dodges the punch combination from Salter.
Salter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orkidea.
Orkidea doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orkidea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orkidea takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Salter misses the target.
Salter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Orkidea connects with a high kick.
Salter avoids the head kick by Orkidea.
Orkidea throws a head kick but Salter moves out of range.
Orkidea avoids the body shot from Salter.
Orkidea tries a head kick but it misses.
Salter lands a nice shot that snaps Orkidea's head back.
A big right from Salter misses.
Salter avoids the head kick by Orkidea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orkidea staying out of range there.
Salter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Orkidea tries to clinch but Salter is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Orkidea.
Orkidea throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Orkidea tries a head kick but it misses.
Orkidea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orkidea looks to land a right hand but Salter moved out of range.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salter misses the shot to the body.
Orkidea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salter swinging wildly here.
Salter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orkidea on the side of the head.
Salter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Salter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Orkidea back to the cage. Salter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Orkidea is rocked!
Salter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Orkidea is still on wobbly legs! Can Salter finish him?
Salter lands a hook that stumbles Orkidea back into the cage. Salter follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Orkidea to the canvas! Salter pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Orkidea has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Radar Salter!
Radar Salter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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