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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Testing Inprogress (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Orlov's choice of entrance music: Daft Punk - Get Lucky. 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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155 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
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155 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Testing Inprogress!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov pushes Inprogress away with a front kick.
Orlov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Testing Inprogress has been cut.
Orlov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Orlov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Inprogress has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Orlov scores with a jab. Inprogress acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Inprogress has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orlov. That's going to slow Inprogress down.
Inprogress throws a leg kick
and Orlov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Orlov lands a jab to the nose.
Inprogress throws a series of strikes that have Orlov backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inprogress manages to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by Orlov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orlov.
Orlov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Inprogress is out of range and Orlov settles back down.
Inprogress misses with a straight right.
Orlov ducks under a wild hook from Inprogress.
Orlov throws a big shot that misses.
Orlov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inprogress moves away.
Orlov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov thumps Inprogress with a low kick.
Inprogress on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orlov. Orlov obviously looking to wear him down.
Orlov 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.
Orlov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Inprogress counters with a solid body kick.
Orlov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inprogress stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Orlov throws a low kick but Inprogress moves out of range easily.
Inprogress tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Inprogress moves out of range of the strikes.
Inprogress lands a jab to the nose.
Inprogress lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Orlov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Orlov throws a wild body kick that Inprogress sees coming a mile off.
Inprogress misses with an uppercut. Orlov saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orlov. Inprogress does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inprogress really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Orlov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orlov takes a swing at Inprogress's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlov misses with a low kick as Inprogress jumps back.
Orlov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Alexander Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlov lands a leg kick that knocks Inprogress off balance momentarily.
Orlov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inprogress.
Orlov throws a body kick that misses
enabling Inprogress to counter with a crisp jab.
Inprogress takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Inprogress moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Inprogress misses with a straight right.
Inprogress chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orlov can pounce on him.
Orlov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Inprogress.
Orlov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inprogress.
Orlov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orlov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress lands with a good body shot.
Orlov throws a head kick but Inprogress moves out of range.
Inprogress swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Inprogress lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Inprogress moves out of range of the body kick from Orlov.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Orlov. Inprogress shrugs it off though.
Nice shot by Inprogress.
Inprogress lands with a kick to the temple. Orlov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Inprogress misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orlov lands with a nice body punch.
Inprogress throws a series of punches but Orlov moves out of range.
Orlov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlov keeps Inprogress at a distance using the push kick.
Inprogress is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Inprogress throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Orlov throws a head kick that misses.
Inprogress is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress blocks a low kick nicely.
Inprogress lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orlov's sensitive parts.
Orlov throws a shot to the body.
Orlov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orlov swinging wildly here.
Orlov misses with the combination.
It looked like Inprogress wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Orlov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Inprogress counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Inprogress swings away with a body shot that misses
and Orlov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inprogress takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Orlov lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Orlov. That snapped Inprogress's head back.
Orlov fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Orlov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Testing Inprogress's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Orlov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orlov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Inprogress fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orlov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Orlov throws a sloppy body shot
and Inprogress counters with a straight right hand.
Inprogress ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Orlov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Orlov checks a leg kick.
Orlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inprogress scores with a jab to the head.
Orlov ducks under a wild hook from Inprogress.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov checks a low kick from Inprogress.
Orlov throws a leg kick
and Inprogress finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Orlov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inprogress.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Inprogress might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Orlov lands a leg kick that knocks Inprogress off balance momentarily.
Inprogress swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Orlov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inprogress lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Inprogress throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Inprogress takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orlov misses the shot to the body.
Orlov throws a push kick but Inprogress slaps the foot to one side.
Orlov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Orlov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Inprogress misses with a hook. Orlov ducked under it nicely.
Inprogress takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orlov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inprogress.
Inprogress waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orlov.
A good leg kick by Orlov.
Inprogress blocks a leg kick.
Inprogress is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Orlov tenderised Inprogress's leg. Inprogress is trying to keep his angry face on.
Inprogress misses with a series of wild punches.
Orlov takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inprogress throws a shot from downtown. Orlov moves away and avoids it.
Orlov misses with a hook
and Inprogress counters with a big head kick but Orlov shrugs it off.
Inprogress has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Orlov moves away from the strike by Inprogress.
Orlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Inprogress swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Orlov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good work by Inprogress as he checks the leg kick.
Orlov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Inprogress.
Inprogress dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orlov. That did some damage!
Orlov looks to land a left hand but Inprogress moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Inprogress checks a leg kick.
Orlov throws a jab when Inprogress was well out of range.
Inprogress was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Inprogress lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Inprogress throws a leg kick but Orlov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Inprogress lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Inprogress misses.
Inprogress loads up on a big right hand but Orlov slips the punch.
Inprogress misses with a wild combination.
Inprogress connects with a solid leg kick.
Orlov throws a leg kick that misses.
Inprogress takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Orlov.
Inprogress takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Inprogress keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orlov throws a front kick that sends Inprogress stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlov 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.
Orlov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Inprogress lands a nice looking kick to the body. Orlov takes a step back to recover.
Inprogress throws a sloppy head kick and Orlov moves out of range easily.
Orlov lands a right hook to the body.
Orlov blocks a low kick nicely.
Alexander Orlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Orlov works Inprogress's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inprogress wants to slow Orlov down by chopping away at his legs.
Inprogress will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Orlov lands an overhand right.
Orlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inprogress was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Orlov scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Orlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Testing Inprogress's cut.
That's time! Inprogress's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Orlov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Inprogress stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Orlov throws a leg kick that misses.
Orlov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Orlov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Orlov throws a nice head kick!
Inprogress is rocked!
Orlov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As Orlov looks to move away, Inprogress throws a big counter combo bu Orlov just gets out of the way.
Orlov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Inprogress doesn't seem bothered though.
Inprogress stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orlov.
Orlov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Inprogresss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Inprogress is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Inprogress throws a head kick that misses
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Inprogress doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
A good leg kick by Orlov.
Orlov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Orlov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Orlov lands a brutal head kick. Inprogress looks out on his feet and Orlov throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Alexander Orlov!
Alexander Orlov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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