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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raja Abdullaev (ranked 3444 p4p, 447 weight class) and David Orston (ranked 22598 p4p, 811 weight class). Raja Abdullaev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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213 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
5 - 3 - 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Orston!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullaev throws a shot to the body.
Orston blocks a low kick nicely.
We've been informed that Orston has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Abdullaev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orston can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abdullaev. Orston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orston misses with a low kick.
Abdullaev avoids the head kick by Orston.
Abdullaev misses with a hook. Orston ducked under it nicely.
Abdullaev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orston scores with a shot to the body.
Abdullaev 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.
Orston feints and then cracks Abdullaev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abdullaev down.
Orston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abdullaev at a distance.
Orston is looking to slow Abdullaev down with leg kicks.
Abdullaev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Orston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abdullaev throws out the jab.
Orston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Raja Abdullaev has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Abdullaev misses.
Orston takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abdullaev scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullaev fails to land with a series of punches.
Orston throws a head kick that misses.
Orston connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orston scores with a jab. Abdullaev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Orston looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdullaev is just out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orston, right into the meat.
Abdullaev misses with an uppercut.
Orston connects with a leg kick. Abdullaev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abdullaev ducks right into an uppercut from Orston.
Orston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abdullaev's sensitive parts.
Orston moves out of range of the strikes.
Abdullaev throws a hook but Orston blocks it.
Orston counters with a body kick.
Abdullaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abdullaev.
Orston lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abdullaev.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Orston checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orston misses with a looping right.
Abdullaev throws a chopping leg kick but Orston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Abdullaev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Abdullaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orston is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Orston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab from Orston.
Abdullaev throws a hook but Orston blocks it.
Orston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orston, right into the meat.
Abdullaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orston moves away.
A little jabbing left from Orston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Orston misses with a head kick.
Abdullaev connects with a single shot there.
Abdullaev scores with a jab. Orston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like David Orston has been cut.
A good leg kick by Orston.
Abdullaev misses with a looping right.
Orston lands a nice leg kick that just misses Abdullaev's sensitive parts.
Raja Abdullaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullaev lands with a shot to the body.
Orston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abdullaev.
Abdullaev backing away here, and Orston unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Abdullaev blocks a head kick by Orston.
Abdullaev thuds his right hand into Orston's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Abdullaev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Orston is out of range and Abdullaev settles back down.
A solid body kick from Orston.
A low kick from Abdullaev misses
and Orston counters with a solid body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orston.
Orston throws a head kick but Abdullaev moves out of range.
Abdullaev seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Abdullaev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orston.
Abdullaev lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Abdullaev tenderised Orston's leg. Orston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orston lands a nice shot that snaps Abdullaev's head back.
Orston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abdullaev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abdullaev was well out of range. Poor timing from Orston.
Orston throws a lazy head kick
enabling Abdullaev to counter with a crisp jab.
Abdullaev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orston's sensitive parts.
Abdullaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Abdullaev misses its intended target.
Abdullaev throws a body shot but no joy.
Orston steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Abdullaev looks to land a left hand but Orston moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Abdullaev.
Orston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abdullaev's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orston scores with a head kick.
Orston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orston avoids the head kick by Abdullaev.
Orston unleashes a big counter combination but Abdullaev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Abdullaev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Orston dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Abdullaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Abdullaev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Orston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abdullaev misses with an uppercut
and Orston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abdullaev throws out a powerful jab.
Abdullaev is looking to land body kicks.
Orston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abdullaev.
Abdullaev throws a hook but Orston blocks it.
Abdullaev misses with a lunging right hand
and Orston counters with a nice leg kick.
Abdullaev throws a leg kick
and Orston counters with an outside leg kick.
Abdullaev walks into a stiff left hand from Orston.
Orston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Orston. Abdullaev shrugs it off though.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Abdullaev might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orston cracks the inside of Abdullaev's front leg.
Orston thows a body kick. Abdullaev tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abdullaev takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Abdullaev walks into a jab.
Orston fakes the leg kick and cracks Abdullaev in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orston lands an overhand right.
Orston cracks Abdullaev with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Orston connects with a crisp jab.
Orston lands a nice looking body kick.
Abdullaev takes one to the chin there.
Raja Abdullaev's cut is getting worse.
Orston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A lazy left from Orston finds it's target.
Orston has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A solid body kick from Orston.
Orston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orston scores with a leg kick.
Orston lands a big head kick that sends Abdullaev to the canvas! Orston follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Orston!
An out of breath David Orston thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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RATING
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