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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kanye West - No Church In The Wild .. The key to victory for Seppo Hovi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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226 lbs
27 - 8 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Hovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hovi is fending him off so far but Orton persists. Nope, Hovi circles away and we're back to standing.
Hovi throws a right hand that misses
and Orton counters with an inside leg kick.
Hovi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Orton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Orton throws a big right hand that misses.
Hovi wants to sweep here but Orton controlling him for the moment.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Orton working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hovi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hovi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Orton manages to get himself to full guard.
Hovi wanted to stand there but Orton had control of the position.
Orton pulls Hovi in close to prevent any damage.
Hovi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orton is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton pulls Hovi in close to his closed guard and prevents Hovi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hovi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hovi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hovi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Seppo Hovi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Orton shoots in but no luck this time.
Hovi throws a jab when Orton was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hovi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
Hovi misses the shot to the body.
Hovi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hovi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hovi scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Hovi misses.
Hovi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hovi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hovi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Orton doesn't seem bothered though.
Hovi scores with a jab to the head.
Orton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hovi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Orton somewhat.
Hovi is looking to slow Orton down with leg kicks.
Orton looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hovi lands with a straight right. Orton didn't see that one coming.
Orton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hovi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Orton somewhat.
Orton shoots in for a takedown but Hovi shows good takedown defense.
Seppo Hovi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton goes for a double leg but Hovi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hovi continues to drive forward.
Orton blocking some punches.
Hovi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hovi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws a punch but it's blocked by Orton.
Hovi working aggressively here.
Hovi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orton backwards.
The referee calls for Hovi to work.
Orton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hovi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hovi leaves Orton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hovi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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 darts in looking for a takedown but Hovi gets double underhooks and turns Orton into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Hovi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Orton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Orton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hovi misses with a series of wild punches.
Hovi scores with a jab to the body.
Hovi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No luck for Orton with that takedown attempt.
Hovi throws the left hand but Orton avoids the punch easily.
Hovi scores with a three punch combo!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Orton.
Hovi throws a leg kick
and Orton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hovi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hovi's waist but Hovi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Orton off to one side.
Seppo Hovi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Orton walks into a stiff left hand from Hovi.
Orton is rocked!
Hovi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orton is still on wobbly legs! Can Hovi finish him?
A slapping leg kick lands for Hovi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orton seems to have recovered his senses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Orton crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hovi - the referee stops the clock and Orton gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hovi. Orton manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hovi misses with a straight right.
Orton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hovi counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Orton badly! He tries to strike back but Hovi puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Orton out cold! Oh man, Orton will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Seppo Hovi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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