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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karol Orlowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel La Bor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Bor has chosen Centuries 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karol Orlowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Manuel La Bor!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Bor scores with a punch to the head.
La Bor swings for the body but Orlowski moves out of range.
It looked like Orlowski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
La Bor wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
La Bor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
La Bor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
La Bor misses with a shot to the body
and Orlowski counters with a nice body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by La Bor.
A slapping leg kick lands for La Bor.
Orlowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
La Bor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from La Bor.
Orlowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orlowski throwing a counter right hand but La Bor manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by La Bor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orlowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orlowski misses with a hook. La Bor ducked under it nicely.
La Bor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orlowski.
Orlowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
La Bor with a hook.
Manuel La Bor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Bor manages to avoid it.
Orlowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orlowski.
La Bor tries to clinch up
and Orlowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
La Bor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orlowski.
La Bor misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Orlowski misses with an uppercut. La Bor saw that one coming.
La Bor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orlowski, right into the meat.
Orlowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
La Bor catches Orlowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
La Bor misses with a series of wild punches.
La Bor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski misses the shot to the body.
La Bor throws a hook but Orlowski blocks it.
La Bor misses with a low kick as Orlowski jumps back.
The fighters circling - Orlowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
La Bor connects with a nice looking jab.
Orlowski moves in looking to clinch but La Bor pushes him off.
La Bor misses with a lunging right hand
and Orlowski counters with a stiff right hand.
La Bor misses the jab.
Orlowski forces La Bor back against the cage and clinches.
Orlowski lands a body punch in the clinch.
La Bor misses with a punch on the inside.
La Bor has a couple of punches blocked by Orlowski.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orlowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from La Bor.
La Bor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Bor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orlowski controlling the action here for a moment.
La Bor lands with a right to the head.
Orlowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orlowski.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La Bor.
La Bor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Orlowski swings wildly with an uppercut but La Bor uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from La Bor.
La Bor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Bor misses with a punch to the body.
Orlowski tries to work over La Bor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Bor misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel La Bor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
La Bor throws a right hand that misses
and Orlowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
La Bor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orlowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Orlowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from La Bor.
La Bor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orlowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orlowski lands a left and a right that send La Bor crashing to the mat, dazed. Orlowski thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Manuel La Bor has been cut.
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!
La Bor moves into the clinch successfully.
Orlowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Bor misses with some punches.
La Bor misses with a punch to the body.
La Bor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
La Bor prevents a body shot from Orlowski.
Orlowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Bor's elbow.
La Bor misses with some punches.
La Bor breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor swings for the body but Orlowski moves out of range.
Manuel La Bor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
La Bor takes a swing at Orlowski's ribcage but misses.
La Bor misses with an uppercut
and Orlowski counters with a nice uppercut.
La Bor scores with a decent looking hook.
La Bor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlowski.
Orlowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
La Bor lands a lovely overhand right.
La Bor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
La Bor scores with a jab. Orlowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Orlowski misses with a looping right.
Orlowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice shot lands for Orlowski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Orlowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
La Bor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
La Bor cracks Orlowski with an open hand slap.
La Bor blocks a jab.
Orlowski tries to clinch but La Bor moves out of range.
La Bor takes the fight into the clinch.
La Bor misses with a body punch.
La Bor blocks the elbow strike.
La Bor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
La Bor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Bor blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlowski.
Orlowski blocks a body shot from La Bor.
La Bor has had enough of the clinch but Orlowski keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Bor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orlowski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orlowski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice jab there from La Bor.
La Bor throws a jab when Orlowski was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Orlowski misses the target.
La Bor scores with a jab. Orlowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Orlowski misses the shot to the body.
La Bor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Orlowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
La Bor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orlowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
La Bor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As La Bor backs away, Orlowski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
La Bor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orlowski quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlowski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A leg kick checked by Orlowski.
Orlowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Bor dips to his left and cracks Orlowski with an uppercut!
Orlowski slips under a jab.
La Bor misses with a shot to the body
and Orlowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
La Bor misses with a looping left.
La Bor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orlowski misses with a low kick.
Orlowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
La Bor misses with a low kick.
Orlowski throwing a counter right hand but La Bor manages to avoid it.
La Bor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orlowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel La Bor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manuel La Bor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Orlowski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
La Bor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orlowski.
Orlowski misses with a two punch combination.
La Bor thuds his right hand into Orlowski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Orlowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orlowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
La Bor is looking to slow Orlowski down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Bor swings for the body but Orlowski moves out of range.
La Bor misses with an uppercut. Orlowski saw that one coming.
Orlowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Bor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor misses with a combination
and Orlowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
La Bor scores with a three punch combo!
La Bor throws a looping overhand right but Orlowski ducks down to avoid it.
La Bor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orlowski misses with a right hand
and La Bor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
La Bor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
La Bor connects with a crisp jab.
Orlowski ducks under a wild hook from La Bor.
La Bor misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Orlowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
La Bor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Orlowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Orlowski throws a push kick but La Bor slaps the foot to one side.
Karol Orlowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Bor misses with a hook. Orlowski ducked under it nicely.
La Bor throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from La Bor misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Orlowski.
La Bor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Orlowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
La Bor tries to bum rush Orlowski with a series of wild strikes but Orlowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
La Bor moves into range and connects with a jab.
La Bor throws a big shot that misses.
Orlowski throwing a counter right hand but La Bor manages to avoid it.
Orlowski scores with a decent looking hook.
Orlowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bor throws a shot from downtown. Orlowski moves away and avoids it.
La Bor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
La Bor misses with a looping left.
La Bor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlowski moves away.
La Bor scores with a jab to the head.
Orlowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
La Bor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orlowski.
La Bor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orlowski.
La Bor lands a body shot.
La Bor misses the shot to the body.
Orlowski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
La Bor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bor lands a nice looking body kick.
Orlowski throws out a leg kick but La Bor moves out of range and Orlowski only half commits.
Orlowski throws a head kick but La Bor moves out of range.
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 telegraphed right hand from Orlowski misses the target.
It seemed like La Bor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Orlowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Bor.
La Bor throws a quick inside leg kick.
La Bor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
La Bor swings for the body but Orlowski moves out of range.
La Bor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
La Bor looks to score with a jab to the body but Orlowski is just out of range.
La Bor misses with an uppercut. Orlowski saw that one coming.
La Bor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orlowski.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel La Bor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well La Bor 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel La Bor!
An out of breath and clearly excited Manuel La Bor thanked Bushido Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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