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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Orlov (ranked 588 p4p, 83 weight class) and Eric Bloodaxe (ranked 466 p4p, 68 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikhail Orlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Bloodaxe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Orlov.
Bloodaxe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bloodaxe throws a body shot but no joy.
Orlov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Orlov cracks Bloodaxe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Orlov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orlov lunges at Bloodaxe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bloodaxe's hand.
Nice body kick from Orlov.
Orlov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bloodaxe was well out of range. Poor timing from Orlov.
Bloodaxe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Orlov darts in and clinches Bloodaxe up against the cage.
Orlov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bloodaxe backwards.
Orlov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bloodaxe backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlov misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloodaxe.
Orlov lands a body shot.
Orlov tries to throw a body punch but Bloodaxe avoids it by throwing Orlov back against the cage.
Orlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orlov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Orlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Orlov.
Still in the clinch, Orlov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orlov tries to work over Bloodaxe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bloodaxe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orlov scores with a hook to the body. Bloodaxe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bloodaxe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bloodaxe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orlov.
Bloodaxe misses with a double jab.
Bloodaxe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Orlov scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloodaxe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've been informed that Bloodaxe 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.
Bloodaxe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Mikhail Orlov has been cut.
Orlov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bloodaxe has time to react.
Bloodaxe misses with a wild body shot.
Bloodaxe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orlov connects with an inside leg kick.
Orlov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Orlov cracks a nice hook into Bloodaxe's ribs.
Bloodaxe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bloodaxe avoids the body shot from Orlov.
Orlov connects with a nice looking jab.
Bloodaxe misses with a body shot.
Orlov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orlov. Bloodaxe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bloodaxe misses with a series of wild punches.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook to the body
and Bloodaxe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Orlov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bloodaxe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bloodaxe.
A big left from Bloodaxe misses.
Bloodaxe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bloodaxe misses with a series of wild punches.
Orlov with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov lands a jab to the nose.
Bloodaxe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orlov rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice jab there from Orlov.
Orlov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bloodaxe in his tracks.
Orlov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bloodaxe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bloodaxe throws a series of punches but Orlov avoids them all with ease.
Bloodaxe lands with a good body shot.
Orlov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eric Bloodaxe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bloodaxe misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Orlov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Orlov lands a leg kick that knocks Bloodaxe off balance momentarily.
Orlov scores with the left hand. Bloodaxe knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orlov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bloodaxe's hands.
Bloodaxe throws a body shot but no joy.
Bloodaxe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orlov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Orlov there.
Orlov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bloodaxe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bloodaxe throws a body shot but no joy.
Orlov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov lands with a hook. Bloodaxe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bloodaxe walks into a left hand.
Orlov takes the fight into the clinch.
Orlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bloodaxe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Bloodaxe finds it's way through Orlov's defenses.
Orlov throws a front kick that sends Bloodaxe stumbling back into the cage.
Orlov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Orlov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Orlov scores with a hook to the body. Bloodaxe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Orlov lands an overhand right.
Bloodaxe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orlov connects with a crisp jab.
Bloodaxe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Orlov scores with a hook.
Orlov throws a front kick that sends Bloodaxe stumbling back into the cage.
Bloodaxe defending well as Orlov loads up on a big left hand.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Bloodaxe. Those never looked like landing.
Bloodaxe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bloodaxe.
Orlov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses the jab.
Bloodaxe just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Orlov misses its target.
Bloodaxe lands a nice looking body shot.
Bloodaxe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orlov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook
and Orlov counters with a nice uppercut.
Bloodaxe throws a right hand that Orlov ducks under and follows up with a left that Orlov also avoids with ease.
Orlov lands a jab-cross combination.
A big left from Bloodaxe misses.
Orlov throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bloodaxe avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Orlov there.
Orlov staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd cheers as Bloodaxe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Orlov doesn't seem phased though.
Orlov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orlov connects with an inside leg kick.
Orlov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orlov connects with a body shot that sends Bloodaxe's belly button to the back.
Orlov scores with a sloppy right hand. Bloodaxe should have avoided that one.
Orlov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bloodaxe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bloodaxe. Orlov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orlov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mikhail Orlov is winning the standup battle so far.
Bloodaxe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orlov.
Bloodaxe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlov.
Bloodaxe misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Orlov.
Orlov moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Orlov fails to land.
Orlov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov tries a body shot but Bloodaxe blocks it.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Orlov is leaning against Bloodaxe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Orlov has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodaxe.
Orlov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Bloodaxe controls his hands.
Bloodaxe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe is trying to force a seperation but Orlov has the dominant position.
Orlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe is trying to break the clinch but Orlov is controlling him.
Bloodaxe manages to break the clinch.
Bloodaxe avoids the body shot from Orlov.
Orlov tries to clinch but Bloodaxe is having none of it.
Orlov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bloodaxe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orlov manages to avoid it.
Bloodaxe throws a jab but it's blocked by Orlov.
Bloodaxe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloodaxe looks to throw the jab but Orlov is out of range.
Eric Bloodaxe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bloodaxe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Orlov to score with a decent uppercut.
Bloodaxe misses with a straight right.
Bloodaxe throws an off balance right hand
and Orlov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Orlov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Orlov lands with an uppercut that bounces Bloodaxe off the cage and back into range.
Bloodaxe looks to land a combination but Orlov avoids it well.
A jab from Orlov finds it's way through Bloodaxe's defenses.
Bloodaxe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Orlov.
Bloodaxe walks into a straight right hand from Orlov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe ducks right into an uppercut from Orlov.
Orlov avoids the body shot from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with a jab to the body
and Orlov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bloodaxe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orlov thows a body kick. Bloodaxe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bloodaxe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orlov can pounce on him.
Bloodaxe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bloodaxe throws a right hand that Orlov ducks under and follows up with a left that Orlov also avoids with ease.
Orlov scores with a spinning back kick!
Orlov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bloodaxe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Orlov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bloodaxe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bloodaxe is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlov scores with a kick to the body.
Orlov throws out a powerful jab.
Bloodaxe ducks right into an uppercut from Orlov.
Nice body kick there by Orlov.
Orlov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bloodaxe takes a step back to recover.
Orlov takes a swing at Bloodaxe's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orlov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Orlov tries to clinch but Bloodaxe moves out of range.
Bloodaxe misses with a double jab.
Orlov lands an overhand right.
Bloodaxe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlov.
Orlov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bloodaxe clobbers Orlov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bloodaxe looks to land a combination but Orlov avoids it well.
Bloodaxe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Orlov lands with an uppercut that bounces Bloodaxe off the cage and back into range.
Orlov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bloodaxe.
Orlov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Orlov clinches up against the cage.
Bloodaxe blocking some punches.
Bloodaxe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bloodaxe blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlov misses with some punches.
Bloodaxe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Orlov working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Orlov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Orlov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bloodaxe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Orlov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orlov moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orlov. That's going to slow Bloodaxe down.
Bloodaxe misses with a combination
and Orlov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oooooh!!! Bloodaxe has knocked Orlov down with a huge combo! Bloodaxe steps away and waves a wobbly Orlov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Orlov is rocked!
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!
Bloodaxe swings for the body but Orlov moves out of range.
Oh Orlov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bloodaxe swinging wildly here.
Bloodaxe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlov.
Orlov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Orlov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orlov moves in looking to clinch but Bloodaxe pushes him off.
Bloodaxe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Orlov throws a wild body kick that Bloodaxe sees coming a mile off.
Orlov connects with the punch.
Orlov seems to have got his legs back now.
Orlov clobbers Bloodaxe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Orlov lands with a nice body kick.
Orlov lands a nice looking body shot.
Orlov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Orlov throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Orlov lands a nice uppercut.
Bloodaxe wants to break free but Orlov has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orlov tries to work over Bloodaxe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Orlov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bloodaxe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bloodaxe tries to bum rush Orlov with a series of wild strikes but Orlov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A shot to the liver by Orlov. Beautiful body shot.
Some wild striking there from Bloodaxe.
Orlov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bloodaxe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orlov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bloodaxe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orlov moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Orlov misses the target.
Bloodaxe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orlov moves away from the strike by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe cracks a nice hook into Orlov's ribs.
Eric Bloodaxe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bloodaxe is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlov closes the distance and pushes Bloodaxe back into the cage.
Bloodaxe is looking to break free of the clinch but Orlov has double underhooks.
Orlov misses with a punch to the body.
Orlov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orlov misses with a body punch.
Orlov has Bloodaxe pressed against the cage, preventing Bloodaxe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bloodaxe working hard to break the clinch.
Bloodaxe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orlov has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodaxe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
Orlov working aggressively here.
Mikhail Orlov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Orlov on the inside.
Orlov tries to throw a body punch but Bloodaxe avoids it by throwing Orlov back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlov misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Orlov.
Bloodaxe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orlov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bloodaxe prevents a body shot from Orlov.
Orlov has Bloodaxe pressed against the cage, preventing Bloodaxe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bloodaxe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bloodaxe blocking some punches.
Orlov keeps control of Bloodaxe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bloodaxe prevents a body shot from Orlov.
Orlov can't find room to land a body shot as Bloodaxe controls the action.
Bloodaxe has had enough of the clinch but Orlov keeps him there for the moment.
Orlov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bloodaxe's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orlov backwards.
Orlov lands with a right to the head.
Bloodaxe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orlov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bloodaxe blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Orlov fails to land.
Orlov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orlov keeps control of Bloodaxe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Orlov struggles to land a body shot inside as Bloodaxe controls his hands.
Orlov can't find room to land a body shot as Bloodaxe controls the action.
Orlov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bloodaxe.
Orlov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Orlov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orlov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Orlov!
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