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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Orton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jay Z feat Linkin Park: Numb Encore. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Decent elbows
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Graham!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
Graham stuffs the takedown.
Graham moves into the clinch.
Graham is leaning against Orton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Graham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orton's elbow.
Graham is trying to force a seperation but Orton has the dominant position.
Graham struggles to land a body shot inside as Orton controls his hands.
Orton has Graham pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Graham manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Orton pulls guard effortlessly.
Graham is looking to stand up but Orton won't let him.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Orton wants to stand and escape but Graham is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luke Graham has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Orton misses with a takedown attempt - Graham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Graham.
Graham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orton was well out of range. Poor timing from Graham.
Graham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orton.
Orton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graham is fending him off so far but Orton persists. Nope, Graham circles away and we're back to standing.
Graham throws a nice looking combination but Orton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Graham was covering up waiting for the punch and Orton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Orton scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham is controlling Orton's posture.
Orton is working Graham over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Orton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Graham can do anything to dispel that myth.
Orton throwing strikes but missing.
Graham keeping full guard, as Orton tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orton is working Graham over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Orton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Graham wants to stand up but Orton is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Orton passes Graham's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Orton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Orton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice strikes from Orton there.
Orton stops Graham from getting back to his feet.
Orton working Graham over with strikes.
Orton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Graham is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Graham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Orton.
Orton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Graham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orton decides to return to a standing position.
Luke Graham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Orton with that takedown attempt.
Graham lands a head shot.
Orton drives through with a takedown into Graham's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Graham wants to stand and escape but Orton is having none of it.
Orton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Orton lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton'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.
Graham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graham throws a lazy right hand but Orton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No luck for Orton with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Orton with that takedown attempt.
Graham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Graham tries to bum rush Orton with a series of wild strikes but Orton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Graham.
Graham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Orton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Graham forces Orton back against the cage and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Orton as Graham tries to tie him up.
Graham stops a takedown attempt from Orton.
Orton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Orton landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graham tries to work over Orton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orton lands a nice knee to the body.
Graham is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Orton lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Orton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Orton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graham's head.
Orton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Orton landing punches.
Orton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Graham's face.
Orton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Orton landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Graham?
Orton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Orton dominating with strikes here.
Graham is rocked!
Randy Orton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orton landing shots from mount.
Graham is still in real trouble! Can Orton finish him?
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!
Orton loads up with a big shot that hurts Graham! He's pulled Orton in close but Orton has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Graham survive? More strikes from Orton and Graham is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Randy Orton!
During a confident post fight interview, Randy Orton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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