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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bronson Steam (ranked 12 p4p, 3 weight class) and Cole Orion (ranked 70 p4p, 12 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Steam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steam is looking to slow Orion down with leg kicks.
Orion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Orion connects with the punch.
Steam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orion tries to clinch up but Steam circles away and keeps his distance.
Orion will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steam connects with a nice looking jab.
Orion misses with a hook.
Steam gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Orion connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steam throws a leg kick but Orion sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Orion jabs Steam right on the nose. Steam blinks but takes it well.
Orion has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steam throws the left hand but Orion avoids the punch easily.
Cole Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion lands a jab to the head.
Steam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orion.
Steam lands with a slapping head kick.
Orion connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion cracks Steam with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Steam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orion manages to avoid it.
Orion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steam has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Orion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steam manages to avoid it.
Steam lands with a nice body punch.
Orion connects with the punch.
Steam takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Orion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steam misses with a looping left.
Orion checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orion.
Steam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orion.
Steam throws the kick towards the body but Orion avoids it.
Orion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orion moves forwards but Steam connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Orion lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Steam has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steam and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Orion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steam lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion thuds a left hand into Steam's body.
Steam looks for the body kick but Orion saw that one coming.
Steam gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Orion is looking to score with low kicks.
Orion keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steam scores with a head kick. Orion tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Steam takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Orion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steam's head backwards.
Steam takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Orion misses with an uppercut
and Steam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orion is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steam had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Orion throws a leg kick
and Steam counters with a nice uppercut.
Orion with a nice cross.
Orion gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Orion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steam.
Orion cracks Steam with an open hand slap.
Orion motions for Steam to come forward. Orion throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Orion.
Orion attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion thuds his right hand into Steam's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Steam cracks Orion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Orion scores with a head kick.
Steam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orion was well out of range. Poor timing from Steam.
Steam on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orion. Orion obviously looking to wear him down.
Orion thows a leg kick but Steam checks it
and Steam counters with a thumping low kick.
Orion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Steam misses the target.
Orion sizes up Steam with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steam looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steam doesn't seem bothered though.
Orion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steam manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steam.
Orion looks for the body kick but Steam saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steam fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orion on the side of the head.
Steam looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Orion throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Orion tries to land a leg kick but Steam saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steam tries a head kick but it misses.
Steam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orion tries to work over Steam's front leg with a kick but Steam checks it.
Orion throws the kick towards the body but Steam avoids it.
Steam tried to counter with a leg kick but Orion avoided it.
Orion attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Steam was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Steam misses with a double jab
and Orion counters with a low kick, right behind Steam 's knee.
Orion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steam circles away quickly and effectively.
Orion scores with a leg kick.
Orion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Orion lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orion scores with a nice head shot.
Orion throws a low kick, looking for Steam's leg but Steam calmly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion lands a head shot.
A big left from Orion misses.
Orion's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steam under the eye.
Steam lands a glancing blow to the side of Orion's head.
Orion is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Orion dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Orion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steam has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steam is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Orion looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Orion throws a chopping leg kick but Steam manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Orion throws a leg kick but Steam moved away.
Orion attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Orion lands a nice shot to the body.
That kick from Orion tenderised Steam's leg. Steam is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steam throws the kick towards the body but Orion avoids it.
Steam throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steam ducks right into an uppercut from Orion.
Orion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Orion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Steam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orion cracks the inside of Steam's front leg.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steam fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Orion misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Orion misses.
It looked like Steam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Steam throws a right hand that misses
and Orion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Orion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steam.
Steam misses the shot to the body.
Steam's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Orion connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steam scrambles back to his feet.
Orion throws a low kick but Steam moves out of range easily.
Orion connects with a jab.
Orion moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Orion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Steam throws a hook but Orion blocks it.
Orion instigates a clinch.
Orion tries to throw a body punch but Steam avoids it by throwing Orion back against the cage.
Orion lands an elbow inside.
Orion tries a body shot but Steam blocks it.
Steam lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Orion fails to land.
Orion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion tries to throw a body punch but Steam avoids it by throwing Orion back against the cage.
Orion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orion misses with a punch on the inside.
Steam lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Orion scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steam lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steam throws a punch but it's blocked by Orion.
Steam breaks from the clinch.
Orion misses with a body kick.
Orion is looking to slow Steam down with leg kicks.
Orion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steam throws the kick towards the body but Orion avoids it.
Steam looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Orion misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Orion lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Steam has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steam and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steam misses with a hook. Orion ducked under it nicely.
Steam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orion steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orion throws out a counter right but Steam avoids it with no problem.
Orion punishes Steam's body with a nice straight punch.
Orion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orion lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orion. Steam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orion connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steam connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steam takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Orion avoids the body shot from Steam.
Orion scores with a spinning back kick!
Orion lands a nice looking body shot.
Orion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Orion moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steam shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A left lands for Orion.
Steam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steam misses with the combination.
Orion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cole Orion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orion lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Steam tests Orion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steam on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Orion takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Orion needs to keep his hands up - Steam had a free shot at his head there.
Orion bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steam's head backwards.
Steam blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Steam misses the target.
Steam throws a head kick but Orion moves out of range.
Orion wants to slow Steam down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion throws a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Steam checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Orion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steam tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Orion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Orion misses the shot to the body.
Steam ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Orion misses with an uppercut
and Orion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steam throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Orion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steam was well out of range. Poor timing from Orion.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orion, right into the meat.
Orion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steam.
Orion misses with a straight right.
Steam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orion's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steam connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Orion scrambles back to his feet.
Orion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steam takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steam checks a leg kick.
Orion lands a right hook to the body.
Orion connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steam lands a jab to Orion's midsection.
Steam tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orion blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion avoids a kick to the body.
Orion does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Steam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steam misses with an uppercut.
Steam takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Steam throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orion staying out of range there.
Orion will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Orion throws a shot from downtown. Steam moves away and avoids it.
Orion avoids the body shot from Steam.
Orion tries to bum rush Steam with a series of wild strikes but Steam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steam tries to work over Orion's front leg with a kick but Orion checks it.
Orion throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steam keeps Orion at a distance using the push kick.
Orion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steam blocks a head kick by Orion.
Orion lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steam scores with a jab.
Orion throws a big shot that misses.
Steam misses the shot to the body.
Steam throws a body punch but Orion moves out of range.
Orion tried to score with a low kick but Steam checks it.
Orion darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orion.
Orion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steam.
Orion bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orion throws a poor cross that misses
and Steam counters with a body kick.
Steam throws an overhand right that lands on Orion's shoulder, as Orion tries to avoid the shot.
Orion swings for the body but Steam moves out of range.
Steam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orion was well out of range. Poor timing from Steam.
Steam moves away from the strike by Orion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with a low kick.
Orion throws a body kick that misses.
Steam takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Steam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orion moves away.
Orion throws a lazy body kick
and Steam counters with a straight right hand.
Steam connects with an inside leg kick.
Orion just misses with a punch to the body.
Steam looks to land a combination but Orion avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Steam.
Orion blocks the body kick.
Steam tries to score with a low kick but Orion moves his leg out of the way.
Orion misses with the body kick
and Steam counters with a three punch combo that has Orion backing up. Orion nods at Steam to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick from Orion lands but Steam takes it in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steam looks to land a left hand but Orion moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steam lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Steam.
Orion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steam checks a leg kick.
Steam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steam will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Orion dips to his left and cracks Steam with an uppercut!
Steam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orion appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Steam ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steam is looking to land body kicks.
Orion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Orion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steam moves out of range of the body kick from Orion.
Steam walks into a stiff left hand from Orion.
Jab from Orion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orion throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Steam misses the shot to the body.
Orion tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steam is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Cole Orion just about did enough to take it.
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.
Orion connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
An inside leg kick lands from Steam.
Orion rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steam counters with a straight right hand.
Orion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steam.
Orion does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Steam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steam takes one to the chin there.
Orion uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steam.
Orion takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Orion looks to score with a jab to the body but Steam is just out of range.
Steam appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Steam does no damage.
Orion throws a solid leg kick but Steam takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Orion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steam throws a hook but Orion blocks it.
Orion scores with a kick to the body.
Orion connects with a right hand. Steam shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steam takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steam scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steam with a nice cross.
Orion looks to land a left hand but Steam moved out of range nicely.
Steam cracks a nice hook into Orion's ribs.
Orion feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steam's calf.
Orion uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steam takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orion pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steam is out of range and Orion settles back down.
Steam lands a really nice looking cross but Orion seems unphased.
Steam looks to score with a jab to the body but Orion is just out of range.
Orion feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steam's calf.
Orion moves out of range of the body kick from Steam.
That kick from Orion tenderised Steam's leg. Steam is trying to keep his angry face on.
A lazy left from Orion finds it's target.
Orion stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Orion lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Steam has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steam and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Orion missing with a left hand there. Steam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orion connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steam. Steam circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Orion looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steam throws a right hand that Orion ducks under and follows up with a left that Orion also avoids with ease.
Orion misses with a low kick.
Steam moves out of range as Orion throws a body kick.
Orion looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Orion ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orion thinks about the counter body kick.
Steam throws a wild body kick that Orion sees coming a mile off.
Orion scores with a jab to the body.
Orion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steam looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Orion lands with a good body shot.
Orion blocks a jab.
Orion lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steam just misses with a punch to the body.
Orion scores with a hook.
Steam checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good work by Steam as he checks the leg kick.
And Steam counters with a quick kick to the body but Orion blocks it.
Orion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orion.
Orion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Orion walks into a left hand.
Orion ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Orion throws a hook to the side of Steam's head but Steam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orion throws a leg kick but Steam moved away.
Orion throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Steam counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orion throws the kick towards the body but Steam avoids it.
It looked like Steam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Orion blocks a head kick by Steam.
Steam misses with a body shot.
That kick from Orion tenderised Steam's leg. Steam is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steam lands with a straight right. Orion didn't see that one coming.
Orion wants to slow Steam down by chopping away at his legs.
Orion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steam seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Orion lands a front kick.
Orion misses with a kick to the body.
Orion lands with a shot to the body.
Orion misses with a body kick.
Steam misses the shot to the body.
Orion blocks a jab.
A lazy body kick from Orion
and Steam counters with a right hand to the body.
Steam throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Orion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Orion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Orion dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Steam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Orion lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steam takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orion lands with a nice body kick.
Steam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steam checks a low kick from Orion.
Steam misses with a wild body shot.
Steam fails to land with a series of punches.
Orion finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Steam was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steam on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Steam throws a body kick that misses.
Steam jabs Orion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Orion throws a leg kick but Steam checks it.
Good leg kick by Steam there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orion sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Steam connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steam manages to avoid it.
Steam throws a one two combo.
Steam misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Orion. Beautiful body shot.
Orion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Orion.
Steam throws a big shot that misses.
Orion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Steam swings away with a body shot that misses
and Orion counters with a big head kick but Steam shrugs it off.
Orion misses with a low kick as Steam jumps back.
Orion tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steam is able to avoid easily.
Steam lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by Steam.
Steam misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Orion.
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!
Orion throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Steam jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bronson Steam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steam misses with a looping right.
Steam misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steam missing with a left hand there. Orion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orion throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Orion looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steam has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orion.
Steam takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steam pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orion scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jab by Steam.
Steam looks to land a left hand but Orion moved out of range nicely.
Orion lands a body shot.
Orion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steam needs to keep his hands up - Orion had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steam throws a jab when Orion was well out of range.
Orion jabs Steam to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Orion connects with the punch.
Steam swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Steam throws a head kick that misses.
Orion is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A cross from Orion lands.
Orion bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Orion lets loose with a powerful body kick. Steam will feel that in the morning.
Steam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steam throws a shot from downtown. Orion moves away and avoids it.
Orion jabs at Steam's body.
Steam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Orion jabs Steam right on the nose. Steam blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orion throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Steam stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steam on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orion. Orion obviously looking to wear him down.
Orion connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steam momentarily.
That kick from Orion tenderised Steam's leg. Steam is trying to keep his angry face on.
Orion throws a good cross that connects.
Cole Orion is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orion.
Orion throws a nice outside leg kick.
Orion scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steam throws a hook to the side of Orion's head but Orion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orion tries a quick counter leg kick but Steam is wise to it.
Orion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steam.
Orion ducks under a wild hook from Steam.
Steam misses with a straight left.
Steam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orion takes a jab right on the kisser.
Orion feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steam's calf.
Orion connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Orion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orion has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Orion!
Cole Orion is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Cole Orion thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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