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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Power (ranked 735 p4p, 46 weight class) and Boris Orlov (ranked 1522 p4p, 101 weight class). Orlov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. K.A.B.O.S.H. - God Of War kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
21 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Orlov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlov misses with a jab to the body
and Power counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Power missing with a left hand there. Orlov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Power takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orlov lands a jab to the head.
Boris Orlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlov throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Orlov throws a big shot that misses.
Power throws a leg kick
and Orlov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Orlov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orlov throws out the jab.
Power throws a quick counter head kick but Orlov was just out of range.
Power scores with a jab.
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 lands with a hook. Power tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Orlov throws a lazy right hand but Power sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Orlov misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Orlov looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely.
Orlov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Orlov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Orlov missing with a left hand there. Power was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power has closed the distance and engaged Orlov in a clinch.
Orlov can't break the clinch.
Power has Orlov pressed against the cage, preventing Orlov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Power with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Power creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Power tries to land a knee to the head but Orlov blocks with his arms.
Orlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orlov misses with a body shot
letting Power counter with a right hand.
Orlov walks into a straight right hand from Power.
Orlov throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Orlov misses its intended target.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orlov.
Orlov connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Power.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Power swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Orlov.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orlov loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
Power scores with a nice strike.
Power clinches up with Orlov and pushes him back against the cage.
Orlov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orlov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Power misses.
Power takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Power tries to clinch up but Orlov circles away and keeps his distance.
Orlov throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Power appears to be looking for a big counter.
Power steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov lands a body shot.
Orlov throws a body shot but no joy.
Orlov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Power on the side of the head.
Orlov connects with a body shot that sends Power's belly button to the back.
Power lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Power lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orlov scores with a nice right hand.
Power moves forwards but Orlov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Orlov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orlov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orlov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Orlov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Power finds it's way round the side to connect with Orlov's head.
Orlov lands a jab to the nose.
Orlov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Power's head backwards.
Orlov misses with a hook
and Power counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Orlov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orlov throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Power on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Orlov misses with a body shot
and Power counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Power has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Orlov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Power finds it's way through Orlov's defenses.
Power fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orlov, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orlov.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Orlov controls his hands.
Power lands with a right to the head.
Power tries to land a knee to the head but Orlov blocks with his arms.
Power pushes Orlov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power keeps control of Orlov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Power.
Power unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Orlov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Orlov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orlov breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Power will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Power buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Orlov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Powers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Power showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orlov.
Power looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Orlov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Power slips under a jab from Orlov.
Orlov throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Orlov misses.
Power will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orlov swats away the attempt to clinch by Power.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlov tests Power's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Orlov.
Power displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thomas Power is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Power cracks Orlov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Orlov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Orlov scores with a jab to the body.
Orlov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Orlov moves out of range of the body kick from Power.
Orlov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boris Orlov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Power lands a leg kick that knocks Orlov off balance momentarily.
Power slips under a jab.
Orlov throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power wants to clinch up but Orlov keeps it at a distance.
Orlov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Power tries to clinch there but Orlov circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov throws a hook but Power blocks it.
Power throws a series of strikes that have Orlov backpedaling.
A thudding body kick lands there by Orlov!
Orlov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Orlov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orlov ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Orlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orlov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Power blocks a jab.
A jab from Orlov finds it's way through Power's defenses.
Power scores with a jab to the jaw.
Power plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Orlov misses with a series of wild punches.
Power is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Orlov misses.
Power throwing a counter right hand but Orlov manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov throws a hook but Power avoids it easily.
Power misses with a two punch combination.
Orlov loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
As Orlov looks to move away, Power throws a big counter combo but Orlov just gets out of the way.
Sloppy strikes from Orlov. Those never looked like landing.
Power takes one to the side of the head.
Orlov missing with a left hand there. Power was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Power throws a hook but Orlov blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Power delivers a nice body kick.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orlov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Power was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlov.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Orlov moves out of range easily.
Orlov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Power tries a head kick but it misses.
Orlov loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
Orlov throws a hook but Power avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov throws a right hand that misses
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Orlov misses its intended target.
Orlov throws a nice looking combination but Power bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A left lands for Power.
Power moves away from the strike by Orlov.
Power quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Orlov lands a jab.
Orlov looks to land a left hand but Power moved out of range nicely.
Power looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Orlov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Orlov eats them both and turns towards Power to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Power lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Orlov misses with a looping right.
Orlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boris Orlov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Power connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Orlov's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orlov. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlov connects with a single shot there.
Orlov 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.
Orlov throws an off balance right hand
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Power.
Orlov misses with an uppercut.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
Orlov loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
Power darts in and clinches Orlov up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orlov wants to get back to striking at distance but Power won't allow it.
Power working aggressively here.
Orlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Power fails in his attempt to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Power!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power misses with a body kick.
Orlov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Power can pounce on him.
Power blocks a head kick by Orlov.
Orlov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Orlov works Power's body with a nice hook.
Orlov throws a sloppy body shot
and Power counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Power lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Power.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Orlov.
Orlov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Power has time to react.
Power moves out of range of the strikes.
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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 scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Orlov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Orlov's calf.
Orlov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Power counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Orlov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Orlov is rocked!
Orlov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Orlov is still on wobbly legs! Can Power finish him?
Orlov throws an off balance right hand
and Power counters with a big right hand! Oh Orlov is in trouble here! Power follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Power!
Thomas Power spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Boris Orlov had this to say: 'Got vodka?'.
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