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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Dabrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Woodkid - Run Boy Run . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafal Dabrowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton fails with the takedown.
Orton fails with a takedown attempt.
Orton shoots in and drives through. Dabrowski sprawls well.
Rafal Dabrowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Orton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dabrowski avoids it really well and circles away.
Orton fails with the takedown
and Dabrowski counters with a right hand to the body.
Dabrowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Dabrowski misses with an uppercut. Orton saw that one coming.
Dabrowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dabrowski delivers a nice body kick.
Dabrowski misses with a body shot
and Orton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dabrowski has Orton pulled in close to control his posture.
Dabrowski working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton is looking to work some ground and pound but Dabrowski has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dabrowski controls Orton momentarily but Orton frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rafal Dabrowski just wasn't active enough.
Dabrowski stuffs the takedown.
Orton moves out of range as Dabrowski strikes.
Dabrowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orton.
Dabrowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orton.
Dabrowski misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton avoids a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Orton.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dabrowski.
Orton wants to clinch
and Dabrowski counters with a solid body kick.
Orton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Orton misses with a takedown
enabling Dabrowski to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dabrowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Dabrowski. No joy for Orton on that attempt.
Orton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dabrowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Orton counters with a single leg into guard. Dabrowski didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski has control of Orton's left arm, preventing Orton from doing any damage.
Orton postures up in Dabrowski's guard and throws a big left but Dabrowski blocks it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dabrowski holds on and takes a little breather.
Orton wants to control from the top but Dabrowski keeps moving.
Dabrowski is controlling Orton's posture.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A solid body kick from Dabrowski.
Orton avoids a kick to the body.
Orton ducks under a wild hook from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski is looking to chop away at Orton's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dabrowski tries to avoid it but Orton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dabrowski to the ground. Dabrowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Orton has his takedown stuffed
and Dabrowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Orton.
Dabrowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Orton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dabrowski tries to avoid it but Orton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dabrowski to the ground. Dabrowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dabrowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dabrowski counters with a head kick that drops Orton to the mat! Orton scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Orton is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dabrowski throws a head kick but Orton moves out of range.
Orton is still on wobbly legs! Can Dabrowski finish him?
Orton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dabrowski counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Dabrowski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Orton avoids the head kick by Dabrowski.
Orton seems to have recovered his senses.
Dabrowski misses with a head kick.
Dabrowski tries to sprawl but Orton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dabrowski wants to control but Orton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dabrowski taking some punishment here, with Orton in his half guard.
Dabrowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Orton.
Dabrowski is not content to let Orton control the position.
Orton is nestled in close to Dabrowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dabrowski regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Orton.
Dabrowski is pulling down on Orton's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton throws a big right hand that misses.
Dabrowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orton.
Orton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dabrowski looking to control.
Dabrowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dabrowski trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Orton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Orton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Orton wants to control from the top but Dabrowski keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Orton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dabrowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orton postures up in Dabrowski's guard and throws a big left but Dabrowski blocks it.
Orton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Orton chips away with some ground and pound.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orton trying to control but Dabrowski is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton throws a big elbow that misses.
Orton is looking to work some ground and pound but Dabrowski has wrist control.
Dabrowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dabrowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Orton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dabrowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dabrowski controls Orton momentarily but Orton frees himself.
Orton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Orton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dabrowski working a defensive guard here.
Orton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orton with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dabrowski seems keen to control Orton's posture.
Dabrowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dabrowski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Orton landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dabrowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dabrowski motions for Orton to come forward. Dabrowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Orton doesn't manage to clinch there - Dabrowski circles away.
Orton closes the distance and clinches up with Dabrowski, looking for a takedown. Orton pushes Dabrowski against the ropes but Dabrowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Orton looks for a takedown but Dabrowski sprawls well.
Orton shoots in but Dabrowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rafal Dabrowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Orton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dabrowski is fending him off so far but Orton persists. Nope, Dabrowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Dabrowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orton misses with a takedown
and Dabrowski counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rafal Dabrowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Orton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dabrowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Orton working away.
Orton lands a few punches from side control.
Orton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dabrowski sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Orton landing a few strikes.
Orton tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Orton working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Orton's best efforts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Orton with the ground and pound but Dabrowski uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Randy Orton has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dabrowski looking to control.
Orton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dabrowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton trying to control the position from guard on top but Dabrowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Orton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Orton connects with a couple of short punches.
Dabrowski working a defensive guard here.
Dabrowski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dabrowski being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dabrowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dabrowski wants it to stay on the feet.
Dabrowski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Orton moves out of range of the body kick from Dabrowski.
Orton has a takedown stuffed.
Dabrowski cracks Orton with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dabrowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Orton. Orton gets slowly back to his feet.
Dabrowski lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Randy Orton just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dabrowski missing with a left hand there. Orton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
Dabrowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orton doesn't manage to clinch there - Dabrowski circles away.
Dabrowski swings widly with a right hand
and Orton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dabrowski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dabrowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Orton throws a big right hand that misses.
Orton stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Orton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dabrowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dabrowski looks to throw a body kick
and Orton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dabrowski's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabrowski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Orton wants to control from the top but Dabrowski keeps moving.
Orton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Orton throwing strikes from guard but Dabrowski blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dabrowski holds on and takes a little breather.
Dabrowski controls Orton momentarily but Orton frees himself.
Dabrowski has a closed guard, preventing Orton from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dabrowski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Orton throws a big right hand that misses.
Orton scoring with some ground and pound.
Orton is looking to work some ground and pound but Dabrowski has wrist control.
Orton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Orton postures up in Dabrowski's guard and throws a big left but Dabrowski blocks it.
Dabrowski seems keen to control Orton's posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton connects with a couple of short punches.
Dabrowski keeping moving, preventing Orton from controlling successfully.
Dabrowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orton.
Orton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Orton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Orton distracts Dabrowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dabrowski trying to control the position.
Orton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Orton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dabrowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski has momentary wrist control but Orton slips an elbow through the middle.
Orton is looking to work some ground and pound but Dabrowski has wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dabrowski pulls Orton in to control the position.
Orton throws a big elbow that misses.
Dabrowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orton throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton wants to stand but Dabrowski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rafal Dabrowski.
Dabrowski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Orton takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Dabrowski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dabrowski.
Nice sprawl there from Dabrowski as Orton shoots in.
Dabrowski throws a hook but Orton blocks it.
Horrible takedown by Orton or perhaps it was just good defense by Dabrowski which made him look bad.
Dabrowski throws a front kick aimed at Orton's knee but Orton avoids it well.
Dabrowski throws a low kick but Orton avoids it.
Dabrowski misses with a body kick.
Orton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dabrowski.
Orton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dabrowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Orton somewhat.
Rafal Dabrowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Dabrowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton ducks under a wild hook from Dabrowski.
Dabrowski is looking to land body kicks.
Dabrowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Orton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dabrowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dabrowski misses with a leg kick.
Orton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dabrowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dabrowski throws a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Orton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rafal Dabrowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dabrowski misses the jab.
A lazy left from Dabrowski finds it's target.
Dabrowski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dabrowski lands with a slapping head kick.
Orton gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orton cracks Dabrowski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
An elbow from Orton crashes against the mat.
Orton working the ground and pound but Dabrowski is defending the strikes.
The ground and pound from Orton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Orton crashes against the mat.
Dabrowski is not content to let Orton control the position.
Dabrowski wants to control but Orton postures up.
Randy Orton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Orton goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dabrowski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Orton's guard! Nice work there by Dabrowski!
Dabrowski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dabrowski postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Randy Orton wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dabrowski misses with a kick to the body.
Orton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dabrowski as he jumps to the side.
Orton shoots in for a takedown but Dabrowski shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dabrowski throws a push kick but Orton slaps the foot to one side.
Orton shoots in for a takedown but Dabrowski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dabrowski throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafal Dabrowski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Orton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 47:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 47:48
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Orton!
Randy Orton is the new light heavyweight champion!
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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