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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolaj Orlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsubasa J Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsubasa J Champ has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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39
205 lbs
34 - 22 - 2 |
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186 cm
36
210 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 22 - 2, fighting out of London, Nikolaj Orlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tsubasa J Champ!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Orlow throws a wild body kick that J Champ sees coming a mile off.
J Champ is looking to score with low kicks.
Tsubasa J Champ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from J Champ. Orlow does a little dance to reset his feet.
J Champ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlow.
J Champ tried to score with a low kick but Orlow checks it.
J Champ pivots, looking for a leg kick but Orlow is out of range and J Champ settles back down.
J Champ connects with a solid leg kick.
J Champ motions for Orlow to come forward. J Champ throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
J Champ avoids a punch combination nicely.
J Champ throws out a counter right but Orlow avoids it with no problem.
Orlow thows a left - swing and a miss!
J Champ misses with a series of wild punches.
Orlow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
J Champ smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
J Champ walks forward, straight into a front kick from Orlow.
J Champ moves away from the strike by Orlow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J Champ goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
J Champ misses with a jab, cross combination.
J Champ blocks the body kick.
It seemed like J Champ was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Orlow misses.
Orlow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Orlow drives through and clinches with J Champ against the cage.
J Champ tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
J Champ displaying some good clinch control by pressing Orlow up against the cage.
J Champ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
J Champ throws a hook but Orlow blocks it.
J Champ avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orlow slips a straight right by J Champ.
J Champ checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
J Champ thows a left - swing and a miss!
J Champ's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orlow connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! J Champ scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlow throws a head kick but J Champ moves out of range.
Orlow fakes the leg kick and cracks J Champ in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlow connects with a right hand. J Champ shakes it off.
Orlow avoids the head kick by J Champ.
J Champ throws a leg kick which misses Orlow's front leg but catches the back leg as Orlow tries to avoid it.
J Champ punishes Orlow's body with a nice straight punch.
J Champ misses with a looping right.
Orlow throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orlow.
Orlow takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Orlow connects with a solid leg kick.
J Champ lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
J Champ fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orlow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Orlow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
J Champ takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
J Champ throws an overhand right that lands on Orlow's shoulder, as Orlow tries to avoid the shot.
J Champ looks to land a left hand but Orlow moved out of range nicely.
J Champ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orlow throws a wild body kick that J Champ sees coming a mile off.
J Champ unleashes a big counter combination but Orlow bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
J Champ moves into range and clinches up with Orlow.
A bit of stalling here from J Champ.
Orlow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orlow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
J Champ has closed the distance and engaged Orlow in a clinch.
A hook to the body from J Champ.
J Champ is trying to break free.
Orlow misses with a hook to the ribs.
J Champ leaning against his opponent.
J Champ goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orlow tries a body shot but J Champ blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlow working hard to break the clinch.
J Champ taking a breather.
J Champ lands with a short head shot on the inside.
J Champ trying to stall but Orlow improves his position.
J Champ misses with a shot to the kidneys.
J Champ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
J Champ is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Orlow jabs J Champ right on the nose. J Champ blinks but takes it well.
Orlow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Orlow looks for the body kick but J Champ saw that one coming.
Orlow throws out a leg kick but J Champ moves out of range and Orlow only half commits.
J Champ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
J Champ throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Orlow's head.
J Champ takes the fight into the clinch.
Orlow misses with a hook to the ribs.
J Champ slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsubasa J Champ dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
J Champ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
J Champ throws a head kick but Orlow moves out of range.
J Champ scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orlow in his tracks.
J Champ on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as J Champ checks a leg kick.
J Champ throws a right and a left that Orlow avoids nicely.
J Champ throws a solid leg kick but Orlow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at J Champ.
J Champ throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orlow throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Tsubasa J Champ has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from J Champ. Those never looked like landing.
J Champ throws a body punch but Orlow moves out of range.
Orlow tries to counter by clinching up but J Champ breaks away and moves out of range.
J Champ misses with a wild combination.
Orlow scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from J Champ finds it's way through Orlow's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J Champ scores with a nice right hand.
Orlow throws the kick towards the body but J Champ avoids it.
Orlow fakes the leg kick and cracks J Champ in the body.
J Champ instigates a clinch.
Orlow tries to throw a body punch but J Champ avoids it by throwing Orlow back against the cage.
Orlow is trying to force a seperation but J Champ has the dominant position.
Orlow misses with a punch on the inside.
J Champ has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Orlow seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if J Champ can turn it around.
J Champ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orlow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orlow looks to land a right hand but J Champ moved out of range.
J Champ throws a nice looking combination but Orlow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
J Champ is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orlow.
J Champ misses with a wild body shot.
Orlow throws the kick towards the body but J Champ avoids it.
Orlow throws the kick towards the body but J Champ avoids it.
Orlow takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
J Champ takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orlow takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
J Champ avoids a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
J Champ misses with a jab to the body
and Orlow counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Orlow misses.
Orlow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
J Champ scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Orlow misses with a kick to the body
and J Champ makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
J Champ throws a body punch but Orlow moves out of range.
Orlow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Orlow throws a big shot that misses.
Orlow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but J Champ manages to avoid it.
J Champ lands an overhand right.
Tsubasa J Champ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
J Champ throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orlow tries to counter by moving into the clinch but J Champ manages to circle out of the way.
Orlow cracks the inside of J Champ's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J Champ connects with a body shot that sends Orlow's belly button to the back.
Orlow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from J Champ.
Orlow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
J Champ tests Orlow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orlow tries to move into range but J Champ moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
J Champ lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orlow circles away quickly and effectively.
J Champ closes the distance and pushes Orlow back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Orlow fails to land.
J Champ keeps control of Orlow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Orlow.
J Champ trying to stall but Orlow improves his position.
J Champ tries to throw a body punch but Orlow avoids it by throwing J Champ back against the cage.
J Champ tries to stall but Orlow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Orlow tries to throw a body punch but J Champ avoids it by throwing Orlow back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlow lands an uppercut.
Orlow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
J Champ breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by J Champ. That's going to slow Orlow down.
Orlow moves out of range of the strikes.
Orlow tries to counter by moving into the clinch but J Champ manages to circle out of the way.
Orlow drops his hands momentarily and J Champ takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
J Champ takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like J Champ was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
J Champ moves out of range of the body kick from Orlow.
Orlow tries a head kick but it misses.
J Champ tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Orlow on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Orlow 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.
J Champ scores with a punch to the head.
J Champ walks forward, straight into a front kick from Orlow.
J Champ clinches up against the cage.
Orlow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orlow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsubasa J Champ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tsubasa J Champ'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Orlow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by J Champ.
A counter left hand to the body from Orlow misses its target.
J Champ instigates a clinch.
J Champ is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
J Champ blocks a punch to the side of the head.
J Champ can't break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
J Champ fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
J Champ leaning his opponent against the cage.
Orlow lands with a short shot to the head.
J Champ manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but J Champ moves away.
J Champ throws a hook but Orlow avoids it easily.
Orlow throws an overhand right that lands on J Champ's shoulder, as J Champ tries to avoid the shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by J Champ. That's going to slow Orlow down.
Some bone on bone action there as Orlow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow throws a low kick but it's checked well by J Champ.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from J Champ! But no joy.
Orlow misses with a looping left.
Orlow throws a push kick but J Champ slaps the foot to one side.
Orlow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by J Champ.
A bone on bone clash there as J Champ blocks the leg kick.
Orlow lands a leg kick that knocks J Champ off balance momentarily.
Orlow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Orlow throws a low kick, looking for J Champ's leg but J Champ calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from J Champ! But no joy.
Orlow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
J Champ blocks a head kick by Orlow.
A thudding body kick lands there by Orlow!
Orlow tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from J Champ on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
J Champ avoids the body shot from Orlow.
J Champ moves out of range of the body kick from Orlow.
Orlow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
J Champ fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlow manages to avoid it.
Orlow throws a counter high kick but J Champ was just alert enough to avoid it.
J Champ misses with a hook
and Orlow counters with a nice uppercut.
Donk. J Champ catches Orlow right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
J Champ uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Orlow has time to react.
Orlow fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from J Champ on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Orlow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
J Champ moves out of range of the body kick.
Good shot there by J Champ.
Orlow misses with a low kick.
Orlow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
J Champ lands a head shot.
J Champ tries to bum rush Orlow with a series of wild strikes but Orlow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orlow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Orlow throws a front kick aimed at J Champ's knee but J Champ avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow is looking to chop away at J Champ's legs.
A jab from Orlow misses.
Tsubasa J Champ is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Orlow looks to throw a body kick
and J Champ counters with a low kick, right behind Orlow 's knee.
Orlow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Orlow counters with a quick kick to the body but J Champ blocks it.
J Champ fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Orlow checks it well.
J Champ connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
J Champ connects with a leg kick. Orlow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orlow looks for the body kick but J Champ saw that one coming.
J Champ takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Orlow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Orlow misses with a low kick.
Orlow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and J Champ counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
J Champ scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orlow in his tracks.
Orlow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
J Champ slips a jab from Orlow.
J Champ throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
J Champ with a nice cross.
J Champ checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
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!
J Champ throws the left hand but Orlow avoids the punch easily.
Orlow tries to counter by moving into the clinch but J Champ manages to circle out of the way.
Orlow tries to move into range but J Champ moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Orlow takes a kick to the side of the head.
Orlow throws out a leg kick but J Champ moves out of range and Orlow only half commits.
J Champ throws out a counter right but Orlow avoids it with no problem.
Orlow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but J Champ checks it well.
Orlow ducks under a wild hook from J Champ.
J Champ fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Orlow checks it well.
Orlow tries to counter by moving into the clinch but J Champ manages to circle out of the way.
Orlow swings for the body but J Champ moves out of range.
Orlow tries to clinch but J Champ moves out of range.
J Champ has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nikolaj Orlow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orlow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tsubasa J Champ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well J Champ has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsubasa J Champ!
During a confident post fight interview, Tsubasa J Champ thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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