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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raja Abdullaev (ranked 2858 p4p, 374 weight class) and Mikhail Orlov (ranked 1778 p4p, 243 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raja Abdullaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abdullaev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orlov connects with the punch.
Orlov throws a body shot but no joy.
Orlov lands an overhand right.
Orlov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orlov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Mikhail Orlov has been cut.
Orlov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Orlov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Abdullaev takes a step back to recover.
Abdullaev throws a lazy right hand but Orlov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Orlov.
Abdullaev misses with a hook. Orlov ducked under it nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Abdullaev scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlov just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdullaev throws a right and a left that Orlov avoids nicely.
Orlov misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orlov. Abdullaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdullaev tries a low kick but Orlov avoids it.
Orlov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Orlov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov scores with a jab to the body.
Orlov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Orlov misses with a straight left.
Orlov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mikhail Orlov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abdullaev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Orlov in his tracks.
Abdullaev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Orlov rushes Abdullaev and presses him up against the cage.
Orlov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abdullaev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abdullaev loads up on a big right hand but Orlov slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abdullaev.
Orlov misses with a straight right.
Orlov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Abdullaev's calf.
Orlov tries to clinch there but Abdullaev circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov thumps Abdullaev with a low kick.
Abdullaev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abdullaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Orlov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov with a jab.
Orlov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Orlov is looking to land body kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Orlov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Orlov misses with a wild body shot.
Abdullaev fires out a quick counter leg kick but Orlov just manages to avoid it.
Orlov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Orlov misses.
Orlov walks into a straight right hand from Abdullaev.
Nice cross by Abdullaev.
Abdullaev ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Abdullaev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A good leg kick by Orlov.
Abdullaev looks to land a combination but Orlov avoids it well.
Orlov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abdullaev on the side of the head.
Abdullaev misses with a takedown attempt
and Orlov counters with a nice body shot.
Abdullaev has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Orlov.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Orlov. Abdullaev shrugs it off though.
Orlov doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdullaev circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abdullaev moves out of range as Orlov strikes.
Abdullaev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Orlov avoids it really well and circles away.
Orlov checks a low kick from Abdullaev.
Orlov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abdullaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Orlov. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Abdullaev is predictable there
enabling Orlov to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdullaev throws a hook but Orlov blocks it.
Orlov throws a leg kick which misses Abdullaev's front leg but catches the back leg as Abdullaev tries to avoid it.
Orlov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orlov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Abdullaev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Abdullaev has time to react.
Abdullaev misses with an uppercut.
Orlov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
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!
Abdullaev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Orlov as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raja Abdullaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullaev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orlov is out of range.
Abdullaev moves out of range as Orlov strikes.
Orlov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orlov thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Orlov backs away, Abdullaev returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Abdullaev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Orlov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Orlov scores with a jab to the head.
Orlov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abdullaev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Orlov lands an overhand right.
Orlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Abdullaev was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Orlov.
Orlov with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdullaev throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Orlov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Orlov lands a leg kick that knocks Abdullaev off balance momentarily.
Abdullaev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orlov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Orlov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abdullaev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abdullaev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orlov thows a body kick. Abdullaev tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Abdullaev throws a shot from downtown. Orlov moves away and avoids it.
Orlov lands with a hook. Abdullaev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Abdullaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Orlov.
Abdullaev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orlov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Abdullaev scrambles back to his feet.
Orlov lands with a nice body kick.
Abdullaev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orlov can pounce on him.
Abdullaev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orlov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orlov throws out a powerful jab.
A leg kick checked by Orlov.
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!
Orlov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abdullaev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Orlov tries to clinch there but Abdullaev circles away.
Orlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orlov moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orlov. That's going to slow Abdullaev down.
Abdullaev connects with a body shot that sends Orlov's belly button to the back.
Orlov drops his hands momentarily and Abdullaev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Orlov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orlov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Abdullaev's calf.
Abdullaev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Abdullaev scores with a leg kick.
Abdullaev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice defenses there by Abdullaev.
Orlov moves out of range of the body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Orlov!
A slapping body kick lands there for Orlov.
Orlov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abdullaev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abdullaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orlov.
Abdullaev throws a big shot that misses.
Orlov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orlov has closed the distance and engaged Abdullaev in a clinch.
Abdullaev will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orlov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abdullaev's elbow.
Abdullaev manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Orlov.
Orlov tries to clinch up but Abdullaev circles away and keeps his distance.
Abdullaev drops his hands momentarily and Orlov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abdullaev looks to land a combination but Orlov avoids it well.
Orlov fakes the leg kick and cracks Abdullaev in the body.
Orlov misses with a wild body shot.
Orlov scores with a nice body kick.
Abdullaev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abdullaev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Orlov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Orlov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abdullaev on the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Orlov.
Orlov looks for the body kick but Abdullaev saw that one coming.
Abdullaev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Orlov tenderised Abdullaev's leg. Abdullaev is trying to keep his angry face on.
Abdullaev throws a right hand that misses
and Orlov counters with a body kick.
Abdullaev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abdullaev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Abdullaev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Orlov fakes the leg kick and cracks Abdullaev in the body.
Orlov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdullaev.
Orlov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Abdullaev is predictable there
and Orlov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Orlov looks to land a right hand but Abdullaev moved out of range.
Orlov throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlov lands a nice looking body shot.
Abdullaev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Orlov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abdullaev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Abdullaev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Orlov.
Orlov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abdullaev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orlov.
Abdullaev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orlov feints and then cracks Abdullaev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abdullaev down.
Orlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdullaev.
Orlov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdullaev takes one to the chin there.
Orlov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Orlov with a jab.
Orlov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdullaev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orlov counters with a nice body shot.
Orlov pushes Abdullaev away with a front kick.
Abdullaev misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Orlov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Orlov scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Orlov's cut.
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!
Orlov tries to clinch but Abdullaev is having none of it.
Orlov moves in looking to clinch but Abdullaev pushes him off.
Abdullaev gets tackled into the cage by Orlov. Orlov maintains the clinch.
Abdullaev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orlov has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Orlov on the inside.
Orlov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abdullaev backwards.
Orlov misses with the head strike.
Orlov lands a nice uppercut.
Abdullaev wants to get back to striking at distance but Orlov won't allow it.
Abdullaev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abdullaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Orlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdullaev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orlov tries to work over Abdullaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullaev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Orlov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Abdullaev misses with the head strike.
Abdullaev wants to get back to striking at distance but Orlov won't allow it.
Abdullaev wants to break free but Orlov has control.
Abdullaev misses with the head strike.
A short left from Orlov.
Orlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Abdullaev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orlov.
Abdullaev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abdullaev is looking to take this one to the mat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abdullaev.
Abdullaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abdullaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abdullaev takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Abdullaev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Abdullaev tests Orlov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdullaev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raja Abdullaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orlov swings for the body but Abdullaev moves out of range.
Orlov throws out a powerful jab.
Orlov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Abdullaev if he has to take too many more of those.
Orlov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abdullaev.
Abdullaev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlov tries to clinch up.
Abdullaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raja Abdullaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Orlov misses the target.
Orlov tests Abdullaev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abdullaev looks to throw a body kick
and Orlov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orlov throws a shot to the body.
Orlov connects with a leg kick. Abdullaev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orlov just misses with a punch to the body.
Abdullaev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Orlov lands with a right hand.
Orlov dodges the punch combination from Abdullaev.
Orlov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Orlov connects with a body shot.
Abdullaev misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullaev tries to work over Orlov's front leg with a kick but Orlov checks it.
Abdullaev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Orlov moves out of range of the body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Orlov.
Abdullaev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orlov is out of range.
Abdullaev misses with a low kick.
Orlov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Orlov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Orlov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Orlov scores with a punch to the head.
Orlov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Orlov thows a body kick. Abdullaev tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Abdullaev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Orlov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abdullaev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abdullaev's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullaev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Orlov scores with a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Orlov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orlov throws a leg kick which misses Abdullaev's front leg but catches the back leg as Abdullaev tries to avoid it.
Abdullaev throws a big shot that misses.
Abdullaev misses with an uppercut
and Orlov counters with a straight right hand.
Abdullaev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A big left from Abdullaev misses.
Orlov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Orlov lands with a hook. Abdullaev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Orlov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abdullaev needs to keep his hands up - Orlov had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdullaev throws a lazy right hand but Orlov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdullaev swings widly with a right hand
and Orlov counters with a right hand to the body.
Orlov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orlov scores with a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Orlov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orlov 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Orlov!
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