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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Devitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexei Orlov looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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158 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Orlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Prince Devitt!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov takes one on the button.
Devitt scores with a nice strike.
Devitt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Devitt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orlov has Devitt up against the cage in a clinch.
Orlov misses with a punch to the body.
Devitt takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Devitt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Orlov stalling against the cage.
Devitt manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Devitt scores with a jab to the head.
Orlov forces Devitt back against the cage and clinches.
Devitt is trying to break the clinch but Orlov is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Devitt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Orlov lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Prince Devitt has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Devitt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orlov has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devitt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Devitt wants to get back to striking at distance but Orlov won't allow it.
Orlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orlov misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Orlov.
Orlov stalling the fight.
Devitt tries to stall but Orlov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Devitt looking to slow down the pace here.
Devitt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Orlov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Devitt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orlov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Devitt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orlov keeps control of Devitt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Devitt manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov drives through and clinches with Devitt against the cage.
Orlov lands a right hand.
Orlov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Devitt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Devitt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Orlov gets through Devitt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orlov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Devitt's defenses.
Devitt can't break the clinch.
Orlov scores with a shoulder strike.
Orlov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Devitt misses with a two punch combination.
Devitt misses with a series of wild punches.
Orlov connects with an inside leg kick.
Prince Devitt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Devitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Devitt throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Devitt. Those never looked like landing.
Orlov tries to close the distance and clinch but Devitt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orlov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Devitt counters with a three punch combo that has Orlov backing up. Orlov nods at Devitt to acknowledge the strikes.
Orlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Devitt! But no joy.
Devitt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orlov in his tracks.
Orlov moves into the clinch.
Orlov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orlov wants to clinch up but Devitt keeps it at a distance.
Devitt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Devitt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Devitt duly obliges.
Devitt misses with a series of wild punches.
Devitt misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Devitt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devitt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Devitt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orlov slips a jab and a cross from Devitt.
Devitt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Devitt misses.
Orlov is looking to counter the offense by Devitt and move into the clinch.
Orlov drives through and clinches with Devitt against the cage.
Orlov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Devitt tries to break free but Orlov pushes him back against the cage.
Orlov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Devitt's face.
Our sources have told us that Orlov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Devitt tries to break the clinch but Orlov is controlling the position.
Orlov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orlov rushes Devitt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Devitt tries to circle away but Orlov has him pinned against the cage.
Orlov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexei Orlov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Prince Devitt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sloppy strikes from Devitt. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Devitt misses its intended target.
Devitt looks to land a combination but Orlov avoids it well.
Orlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Devitt.
Devitt throws a body shot but no joy.
Devitt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orlov throws a head kick that Devitt semi-blocks.
Orlov moves into the clinch.
Orlov has Devitt pressed against the cage, preventing Devitt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Orlov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Devitt backwards.
Devitt wants to break free but Orlov has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov slowing the pace effectively.
Orlov breaks the clinch.
Devitt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Devitt scores with a jab to the body.
Orlov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Devitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov pushes Devitt up against the cage in a clinch.
Devitt is trying to force a seperation but Orlov has the dominant position.
Orlov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Devitt can't break the clinch.
Orlov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Orlov.
Orlov breaks from the clinch.
Alexei Orlov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Devitt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orlov.
Devitt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Devitt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orlov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Devitt, pushing him back against the cage.
Orlov fails to pull guard.
Devitt tries to break the clinch but Orlov is controlling the position.
Orlov is pushing Devitt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Devitt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orlov has him pressed against the cage.
Orlov misses with a knee to the head.
Devitt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Orlov misses with an elbow over the top.
Orlov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlov tries a knee to the head but Devitt blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orlov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Devitt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Devitt is trying to force a seperation but Orlov has the dominant position.
Orlov throws a head punch that misses.
Orlov misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orlov tries to clinch up.
Devitt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Devitt connects with a body shot that sends Orlov's belly button to the back.
Orlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Devitt.
Orlov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Devitt! But no joy.
Devitt feints a jab promting Orlov to slip. Devitt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Orlov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Orlov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Devitt tries to bum rush Orlov with a series of wild strikes but Orlov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Devitt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orlov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Devitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Devitt lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devitt scores with a nice strike.
Orlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Devitt. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlov lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Devitt - just one landing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Devitt.
Devitt blocks a head kick by Orlov.
Prince Devitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devitt misses with a wild combination.
Devitt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Devitt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Devitt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orlov tries to clinch but Devitt moves out of range.
Orlov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Orlov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince Devitt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Prince Devitt's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Devitt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orlov clinches up against the cage.
Orlov prevents Devitt from breaking the clinch.
Devitt takes an elbow to the temple.
Devitt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Orlov with a knee to the head.
Devitt is rocked!
Devitt is pressed up against the cage. Orlov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Devitt down to the mat. Devitt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Devitt is still on wobbly legs! Can Orlov finish him?
Devitt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Devitt seems to have recovered his senses.
Orlov tries to clinch but Devitt is having none of it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Devitt, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Devitt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orlov walks into a stiff left hand from Devitt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devitt scores with a jab to the head.
Devitt misses with a body shot.
Orlov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Devitt sprawls and moves away.
Orlov ducks under a wild hook from Devitt.
Orlov gets a clinch.
Orlov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Devitt's efforts to push away.
Orlov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Devitt can't break the clinch.
Devitt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Orlov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orlov has Devitt pushed against the cage.
Orlov tries to land a knee to the head but Devitt blocks with his arms.
Orlov misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devitt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Orlov prevents Devitt from breaking the clinch.
Orlov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Devitt is defending well for now.
Devitt is trying to break the clinch but Orlov is controlling him.
Devitt wants to break free but Orlov has control.
Devitt is trying to push Orlov away but Orlov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Orlov stalling in the clinch but Devitt improves position.
Nice elbow from Orlov.
Devitt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Devitt is trying to push Orlov away but Orlov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Orlov lands an elbow that stopped Devitt in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Prince Devitt's cut even more.
Orlov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Devitt is trying to push Orlov away but Orlov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devitt can't find room to land a body shot as Orlov controls the action.
Orlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Devitt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Devitt looks to land a combination but Orlov avoids it well.
Devitt lands a jab to Orlov's midsection.
Devitt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Orlov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Devitt looks to throw the jab but Orlov is out of range.
Devitt clobbers Orlov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Orlov wants to clinch up but Devitt keeps it at a distance.
Devitt throws out a counter right but Orlov avoids it with no problem.
Devitt throws an overhand right that lands on Orlov's shoulder, as Orlov tries to avoid the shot.
Orlov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Devitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlov.
Orlov lands with a kick to the temple. Devitt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Devitt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Devitt avoids the head kick by Orlov.
Prince Devitt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Devitt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orlov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov tries to clinch up but Devitt circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Devitt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Devitt looks to land a combination. Orlov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Orlov fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Orlov backs off Devitt throws a huge counter combo but Orlov manages to avoid it all.
Orlov doesn't manage to clinch there - Devitt circles away.
Devitt throws a series of punches but Orlov moves out of range.
Orlov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Orlov tries to clinch but Devitt moves away
and Devitt counters with a stiff right hand.
Devitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlov moves away.
Devitt looks to land a combination but Orlov avoids it well.
Devitt lands a glancing blow to the side of Orlov's head.
Orlov closes the distance and pushes Devitt back into the cage.
Orlov landing knees to the head.
Devitt being controlled against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Prince Devitt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Devitt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince Devitt!
Prince Devitt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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RATING
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