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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terje Warholm (ranked 456 p4p, 71 weight class) and Mikhail Orlov (ranked 321 p4p, 51 weight class). Mikhail Orlov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terje Warholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Warholm tenderised Orlov's leg. Orlov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Warholm misses with a kick to the body.
Orlov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warholm.
Orlov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Warholm connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Orlov momentarily.
Nice body kick from Orlov.
Orlov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Warholm takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Orlov misses with a hook to the body
and Warholm counters with a good low kick that Orlov was not able to check.
Orlov lands a lovely overhand right.
Warholm blocks a low kick nicely.
Warholm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orlov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Warholm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warholm.
Orlov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orlov swings wildly with an uppercut but Warholm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warholm fails to pull guard.
Orlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Warholm cracks Orlov with a nice body shot.
Warholm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orlov is working Warholm over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Orlov fails to land.
Warholm misses with a punch to the body.
Warholm lands a shot to the body.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Orlov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Warholm breaks the clinch.
Warholm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orlov throws a jab when Warholm was well out of range.
Orlov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Warholm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orlov.
Warholm seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Orlov scores with a jab. Warholm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Orlov delivers a nice body kick.
Orlov lands a glancing blow to the side of Warholm's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlov tries to land a front kick but Warholm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Warholm appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warholm blocks the body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Warholm 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Orlov motions for Warholm to come forward. Orlov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warholm throws a counter high kick but Orlov was just alert enough to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Orlov.
Orlov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Orlov just misses with a punch to the body.
Warholm has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Orlov blocks a low kick nicely.
Warholm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warholm has managed to clinch.
Orlov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Orlov can't find room to land a body shot as Warholm controls the action.
Warholm digs a right hand into Orlov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Orlov's gas tank.
Orlov scores with a hook to the body.
Orlov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orlov blocks a body shot from Warholm.
Warholm is trying to pull guard but Orlov has him pressed against the cage.
Warholm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warholm throws a head kick but Orlov moves out of range.
Warholm lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov slips a straight right by Warholm.
Orlov misses with a kick to the body
and Warholm counters with a leg kick.
Orlov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Orlov misses with a jab to the body
and Warholm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Warholm misses with a straight left.
Warholm is looking to clinch.
Orlov throws out a counter right but Warholm avoids it with no problem.
Orlov misses with an uppercut
and Warholm counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Warholm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orlov misses with a leg kick.
Orlov jabs Warholm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Orlov misses with a looping right.
Warholm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Orlov is looking to land body kicks.
Warholm tries to clinch up but Orlov circles away and keeps his distance.
Warholm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orlov can pounce on him.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warholm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Warholm fires out a quick counter leg kick but Orlov just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Warholm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warholm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlov moves into range and clinches up with Warholm.
Warholm jumps guard but Orlov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terje Warholm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warholm is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Orlov to keep the fight standing.
Warholm pushes Orlov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Warholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Orlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warholm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orlov's elbow.
Warholm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Warholm misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov has a couple of punches blocked by Warholm.
Warholm can't find room to land a body shot as Orlov controls the action.
Warholm tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Orlov pushes Warholm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Warholm tries a body shot but Orlov blocks it.
Warholm fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail 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.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Orlov.
Orlov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orlov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mikhail Orlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warholm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Warholm closes the distance and clinches.
Warholm scores with a shoulder strike.
Warholm jumps guard.
Warholm looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Orlov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Warholm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orlov defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov trying to control but Warholm is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warholm had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orlov defends it easily.
Warholm looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Orlov passes into side control.
Warholm is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Orlov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Warholm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Warholm gets back to full guard.
Warholm working for submissions but it's allowed Orlov to get to half guard.
Warholm actively working from the bottom here.
Orlov not doing much here.
Warholm is looking for a sweep. Orlov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Orlov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warholm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Orlov moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Warholm.
Warholm gets back to half guard.
Warholm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Warholm looking for submissions off his back.
Warholm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Orlov pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Warholm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Warholm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Warholm wants to sweep but Orlov has passed to side control!
Orlov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Warholm is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mikhail Orlov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Orlov.
Orlov is looking to score with low kicks.
Warholm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Warholm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Warholm misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Warholm.
Orlov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Warholm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orlov.
Orlov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Warholm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Warholm avoids the body shot from Orlov.
Warholm appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Warholm misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orlov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orlov is looking to land body kicks.
Orlov lands a right hook to the body.
Warholm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Orlov's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orlov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Warholm is looking to counter the offense by Orlov and move into the clinch.
Warholm jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Orlov tries to clinch but Warholm moves out of range.
Warholm is looking to counter the offense by Orlov and move into the clinch.
Warholm fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orlov is out of range.
Orlov misses with a wild body shot.
Warholm connects with a solid leg kick.
Warholm cracks the inside of Orlov's front leg.
Orlov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Orlov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warholm.
Warholm moves away from the strike by Orlov.
Orlov closes the distance and clinches.
Warholm can't find room to land a body shot as Orlov controls the action.
Orlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orlov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orlov.
Warholm misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warholm tries to circle away but Orlov has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Orlov.
Orlov working aggressively here.
Orlov tries a body shot but Warholm blocks it.
Warholm blocks an uppercut.
Warholm is trying to pull guard but Orlov has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Warholm.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orlov.
Warholm blocking some punches.
Orlov tries a body shot but Warholm blocks it.
Orlov tries to throw a body punch but Warholm avoids it by throwing Orlov back against the cage.
Orlov blocks an uppercut.
Warholm will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Warholm misses with a punch on the inside.
Orlov is leaning against Warholm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Warholm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orlov backwards.
Warholm lands a hook that snaps the head of Orlov backwards.
Warholm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Warholm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orlov pushes Warholm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Orlov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Orlov blocks a body shot from Warholm.
Orlov is working Warholm over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Orlov.
Orlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orlov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Orlov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Warholm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warholm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orlov lands a shoulder strike.
Orlov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Orlov.
Orlov lands a body shot.
Orlov scores with a shoulder strike.
Orlov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Warholm backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Warholms head.
Orlov can't find room to land a body shot as Warholm controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Orlov on the inside.
Orlov lands with a light punch inside.
Orlov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warholm breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Orlov.
A lazy left from Orlov finds it's target.
Orlov looks to score with a jab to the body but Warholm is just out of range.
Warholm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orlov throws out the jab.
Terje Warholm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warholm throws a leg kick but Orlov checks it.
Orlov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid body kick from Orlov.
Orlov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Orlov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Warholm's head backwards.
Nice shot by Orlov.
Orlov checks a low kick from Warholm.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Orlov!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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