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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - No Church In The Wild .. Tilthammer has chosen Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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226 lbs
27 - 7 - 2 |
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214 lbs
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Great wrestler
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
27 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Orton is defended easily by Tilthammer.
Orton drives through with a takedown into Tilthammer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Orton throws a big elbow that misses.
Tilthammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Orton has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Orton advances to half guard.
Orton trying to pass the guard but Tilthammer defending well.
Tilthammer is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer is still trying to improve position.
Orton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tilthammer is pressing down on Orton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tilthammer has Orton pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Orton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton stops Tilthammer from standing up.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tilthammer wants to sweep here but Orton controlling him for the moment.
Orton stands up and waves to Tilthammer to follow him.
Orton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Orton showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orton trying to mount his opponent but Tilthammer defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton winds up and cracks Tilthammer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tilthammer wants to control but Orton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Orton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Orton stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tilthammer to get to his feet.
Orton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tilthammer.
Orton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tilthammer tries to get to full guard but Orton has control of the leg.
Orton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tilthammer wants to control but Orton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton winds up and cracks Tilthammer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tilthammer wants to control but Orton is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Orton slips under a jab.
Nice body kick from Tilthammer.
Orton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tilthammer swivels and escapes.
Orton dives in for a single leg takedown but Tilthammer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Orton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orton tries to pull guard but Tilthammer holds him up against the cage and eventually Orton drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Orton tries for a takedown but Tilthammer manages to get underhooks.
Orton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tilthammer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tilthammer to keep the fight standing.
Orton blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tilthammer fails to land.
Orton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orton wants a takedown.
Tilthammer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
Tilthammer stops a takedown attempt from Orton.
Tilthammer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tilthammer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tilthammer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orton is working for takedown but Tilthammer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tilthammer presses Orton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Orton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tilthammer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tilthammer throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton goes for a takedown attempt but Tilthammer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Orton fails with a takedown attempt.
Orton walks into a jab.
Tilthammer forces Orton back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tilthammer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Orton works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tilthammer wants to sweep but no luck.
Orton throws a strike but Tilthammer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton trying to keep a closed guard but Tilthammer is proving a slippery customer.
Tilthammer stays in close to Orton's body and controls the position.
Tilthammer looking to sit in guard and control but Orton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tilthammer wants to sweep here but Orton controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton throws a big elbow that misses.
Tilthammer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Orton chips away with some ground and pound.
Orton trying to control but Tilthammer is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Felix Tilthammer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Tilthammer takes the fight into the clinch.
Orton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tilthammer is defending well.
Orton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Orton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tilthammer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Orton fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice cross by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer looks to land a body kick but Orton moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton shoots in but no luck this time.
Orton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Orton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tilthammer to the mat! Tilthammer manages to get full guard.
Tilthammer is trying to control the position but Orton postures up.
Orton won't allow Tilthammer to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tilthammer holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tilthammer trying to keep a closed guard but Orton is proving a slippery customer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Felix Tilthammer wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tilthammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tilthammer misses with an uppercut. Orton saw that one coming.
Orton moves out of range as Tilthammer throws a body kick.
Orton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tilthammer is fending him off so far but Orton persists. Nope, Tilthammer circles away and we're back to standing.
Orton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tilthammer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tilthammer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton gets the takedown into side control.
Tilthammer manages to get back to half guard.
Orton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tilthammer wants to get back to full guard.
Orton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tilthammer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tilthammer wants to get back to full guard.
Orton trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer trying to control from the bottom.
Orton controlling the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Randy Orton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Orton checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton looks for a takedown but Tilthammer sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orton shoots in but no luck this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Tilthammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tilthammer 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Tilthammer!
Post fight, Felix Tilthammer stared into the camera and said 'Old mans strength, bitch.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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