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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Johannesburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Orlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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146 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ritchie Johannesburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov scores with a decent looking hook.
Orlov punishes Johannesburg's body with a nice straight punch.
Johannesburg doesn't manage to clinch there - Orlov circles away.
Orlov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johannesburg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch but Orlov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johannesburg is looking to clinch.
Johannesburg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orlov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johannesburg wants to clinch
and Orlov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johannesburg is looking to clinch but Orlov is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov scores with a hook to the body. Johannesburg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Orlov to counter with a crisp jab.
Johannesburg wants to clinch up but Orlov keeps it at a distance.
Johannesburg closes the distance but Orlov moves to the side
and Orlov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orlov swats away the attempt to clinch by Johannesburg.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Orlov moves out of range.
Orlov misses the shot to the body.
Johannesburg closes the distance but Orlov moves to the side
and Orlov counters with a nice uppercut.
Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orlov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johannesburg wants to clinch up but Orlov keeps it at a distance.
Johannesburg is looking to clinch but Orlov is avoiding it.
Johannesburg darts in trying to clinch
and Orlov counters with a left and a right that stings Johannesburg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannesburg is looking to clinch.
Johannesburg is looking to clinch.
Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orlov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johannesburg wants to clinch.
Orlov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Orlov moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Orlov misses.
Orlov swats away the attempt to clinch by Johannesburg.
Despite the aggression on Orlov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Orlov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johannesburg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov looks to throw the jab but Johannesburg is out of range.
Orlov keeps the fight on the outside.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johannesburg tries to clinch
enabling Orlov to counter with a crisp jab.
Johannesburg moves in looking to clinch but Orlov pushes him off.
Orlov throws a counter combo.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orlov unleashes a big counter combination but Johannesburg bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Johannesburg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orlov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Orlov moves out of range.
Johannesburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannesburg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Orlov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Johannesburg thinking.
Johannesburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Orlov moves away
and Orlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johannesburg tries to clinch up but Orlov circles away and keeps his distance.
Orlov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ritchie Johannesburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johannesburg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Johannesburg moves to clinch but Orlov breaks away
and Orlov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johannesburg closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Orlov to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johannesburg takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Orlov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Johannesburg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Orlov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johannesburg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johannesburg closes the distance but Orlov moves to the side
and Orlov counters with a two punch combo.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Orlov is having none of it.
Orlov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orlov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Orlov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johannesburg tries to move into range but Orlov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Orlov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johannesburg wants to clinch up but Orlov keeps it at a distance.
Orlov throws out a counter right but Johannesburg avoids it with no problem.
Johannesburg moves to clinch but Orlov breaks away
and Johannesburg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johannesburg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Orlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannesburg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlov.
Johannesburg is looking to clinch but Orlov is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Orlov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Orlov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Johannesburg tries to clinch up but Orlov circles away and keeps his distance.
As Johannesburg backs off Orlov throws a huge counter combo but Johannesburg manages to avoid it all.
Orlov scores with a hook to the body. Johannesburg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johannesburg moves to clinch but Orlov breaks away
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Orlov counter with a right hand.
Orlov misses with an uppercut. Johannesburg saw that one coming.
Ritchie Johannesburg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johannesburg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Orlov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannesburg moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Orlov!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johannesburg closes the distance but Orlov moves to the side
and Orlov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johannesburg clinches with his opponent.
Orlov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Johannesburg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johannesburg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orlov avoids it.
Johannesburg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orlov.
Johannesburg misses with a knee to the head.
Orlov managing to block the knees to the body from Johannesburg.
Johannesburg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but Orlov blocks it.
Orlov wants to stall.
Orlov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johannesburg misses with a knee strike.
Orlov avoiding damage as Johannesburg throws knees to the body.
Orlov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Orlov.
Orlov lands a nice uppercut.
Orlov stalling in the clinch but Johannesburg improves position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Orlov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Orlov is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Boris Orlov.
Orlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johannesburg was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannesburg wants to clinch but Orlov slips to the side
and Orlov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johannesburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boris Orlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johannesburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Orlov is having none of it.
Johannesburg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Orlov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johannesburg tries to clinch up
and Johannesburg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Orlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch but Orlov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johannesburg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orlov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Johannesburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orlov looks to land a right hand but Johannesburg moved out of range.
Johannesburg is looking to counter with head kicks.
Johannesburg is looking to clinch.
Orlov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johannesburg clinches up with Orlov and pushes him back against the cage.
Orlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Johannesburg controls his hands.
Johannesburg tries a knee to the head but Orlov blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov is pushing Johannesburg up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Johannesburg misses with a knee to the head.
Orlov has Johannesburg pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannesburg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Orlov stalling in the clinch but Johannesburg improves position.
Orlov stalling the fight.
Johannesburg throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Orlov has Johannesburg pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Boris Orlov.
Johannesburg clinches up against the cage.
Johannesburg blocks a body shot from Orlov.
Orlov blocks the elbow strike.
Orlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orlov works on Johannesburg's body with a couple of short punches.
Orlov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orlov working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johannesburg missing with knees to the body.
Johannesburg missing with knees to the body.
Johannesburg landing knees to the body.
Orlov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Orlov is having none of it.
Orlov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Johannesburg slips a straight right by Orlov.
Johannesburg seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch but Orlov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orlov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Johannesburg avoids the body shot from Orlov.
Orlov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orlov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Orlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johannesburg instigates a clinch.
Johannesburg crunches a lovely knee into Orlov's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johannesburg landing knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Johannesburg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johannesburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johannesburg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orlov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johannesburg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Orlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boris Orlov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Orlov moves away
and Orlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johannesburg tries to clinch up.
Johannesburg closes the distance but Orlov moves to the side
and Orlov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johannesburg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johannesburg tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Orlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johannesburg tries to clinch up but Orlov circles away and keeps his distance.
Johannesburg tries to clinch but Orlov moves away
and Orlov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johannesburg moves to clinch but Orlov breaks away
and Orlov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johannesburg tries to clinch up but Orlov circles away and keeps his distance.
Orlov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orlov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johannesburg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Orlov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Orlov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Orlov!
During a confident post fight interview, Boris Orlov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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