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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Opie River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulfrey Orcsblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). River's entrance music is Skillet - Monster . A fine choice. Opie River has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Opie River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ulfrey Orcsblood!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River goes for a double leg but Orcsblood avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Orcsblood continues to drive forward.
Orcsblood pushes River back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orcsblood lands with a right to the head.
Orcsblood lands a right hand.
Orcsblood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orcsblood swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Orcsblood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orcsblood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orcsblood takes a shot to the head.
River pulls Orcsblood into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
River looking for a guillotine here but Orcsblood defends easily.
River had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orcsblood defends it easily.
Orcsblood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Orcsblood controls from within his opponent's guard.
River looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Orcsblood controls the pace.
Orcsblood wants to control from the top but River keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Orcsblood is aware though and is defending well.
River throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Orcsblood wants to control from the top but River keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River is looking for a triangle but Orcsblood pushes his legs off easily.
River had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orcsblood defends it easily.
Orcsblood trying to control but River is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Orcsblood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Orcsblood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
River looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orcsblood is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
River has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Orcsblood is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for River.
River has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
River is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Opie River dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Orcsblood keeps the fight on the outside.
Orcsblood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Opie River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orcsblood takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Orcsblood throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
Orcsblood avoids the body shot from River.
River gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Orcsblood.
River slips a jab and a cross from Orcsblood.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Orcsblood tries to sprawl but River drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Orcsblood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with River. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
River is working for a kimura here but Orcsblood manages to reverse the position and he's now in River's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Orcsblood!
That's one minute gone in the round.
River scoring with strikes but Orcsblood is staying in there.
Orcsblood holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as River tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
River wants to control the pace but Orcsblood is squirming around nicely.
River controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River trying to control but Orcsblood is having none of it.
River fails to advance to Orcsblood's back.
Orcsblood is looking to improve his position but River isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River working for a guillotine from mount but Orcsblood is in no mood to give up.
River takes Orcsblood's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Orcsblood is in trouble.
River patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River is not going to allow Orcsblood to sit and survive in this position.
Orcsblood is trying to break free.
River trying to control momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River looking for the RNC.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Opie River dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
River moves into the clinch successfully.
River has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Orcsblood is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
River has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orcsblood trying to control the position but instead, River has worked for underhooks and has pushed Orcsblood into the cage.
River blocking some punches.
Orcsblood has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Orcsblood lands a nice elbow.
Orcsblood pushes off an throws an elbow but River leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Orcsblood pushes off an throws an elbow but River leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Orcsblood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Orcsblood.
River works on Orcsblood's body with a couple of short punches.
Orcsblood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
River takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Opie River has been cut.
Orcsblood throws an elbow that misses.
Orcsblood throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Orcsblood controls the action.
Orcsblood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Orcsblood working aggressively here.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orcsblood's elbow.
Nice elbow from Orcsblood.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
River fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orcsblood, pushing him back against the cage.
River dodges an elbow strike from Orcsblood.
River avoids a wild elbow strike from Orcsblood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orcsblood. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orcsblood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from River.
A swing and a miss from River.
River scores with a leg kick.
Orcsblood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but River circles away quickly and effectively.
River takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orcsblood is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down River rather than just go for the knockout.
Orcsblood tries to clinch but River moves out of range.
Orcsblood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orcsblood thows a body shot but no joy.
River shoots for a takedown but Orcsblood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Opie River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orcsblood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orcsblood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orcsblood works River's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orcsblood stuns River with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ulfrey Orcsblood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orcsblood scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orcsblood lands a left and a right that send River crashing to the mat, dazed. Orcsblood thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Opie River is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
River is rocked!
River circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Orcsblood. River falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Orcsblood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ulfrey Orcsblood!
In his post fight interview, Ulfrey Orcsblood started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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RATING
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