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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Howard (ranked 1623 p4p, 2417 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 231 p4p, 332 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Howard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard slips a jab and a cross from Orton.
Howard misses with a hook.
Howard lunges at Orton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Orton's hand.
Howard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Howard is defended easily by Orton.
Orton throws a body shot but no joy.
Orton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Dean Howard has been cut.
Howard misses the shot to the body.
Orton lands the left hand.
Orton misses with a hook
and Howard counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Howard tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton tries to buck Howard off but Howard is having none of it.
Howard just content to control the position.
Howard trying to control the action but Orton is working from the bottom.
Howard in side control, throwing shots but Orton defends.
Orton gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Howard wants to control but Orton has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Howard is pressing down on Orton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Orton is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Howard wants to take a breather but Orton is having none of it.
Howard takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Howard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Orton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Howard.
Howard wants to free his trapped foot but Orton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard wants to take a breather but Orton is having none of it.
Howard frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Orton blocking the ground and pound.
Howard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Orton because Howard loaded up on that one.
Howard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Orton is looking to escape.
Howard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Orton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Orton has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Orton!
Howard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Orton stays in close to Howard's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Howard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orton defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Howard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Howard's cut.
That's time! Howard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch combination from Orton misses.
Howard tries to move into range but Orton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Howard darts in looking for a takedown but Orton gets double underhooks and turns Howard into the cage.
Howard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Orton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Howard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Orton after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Orton on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Orton.
Orton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Howard backwards.
Howard lands with a light punch inside.
Howard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orton backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Orton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Howard jumps guard but Orton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Orton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard struggles to land a body shot inside as Orton controls his hands.
Orton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Orton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howard.
Howard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Orton sprawls and moves away.
Howard throws out a loose jab but Orton uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Orton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Orton misses with the combination.
Howard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Orton pinned against the cage. Orton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Orton looks to land a combination but Howard avoids it well.
Howard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Orton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howard feinted with a counter takedown.
Orton misses with a straight left.
Orton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Randy Orton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Howard takes one on the button.
Orton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Howard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Orton's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Orton's guard.
Howard is pressing down on Orton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Orton is holding on for now.
Howard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Orton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Howard.
Orton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Howard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Howard thows a huge punch but Orton dodges it nicely.
Orton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Howard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Orton gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard throws a big right hand that misses.
Howard trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
Howard looking to sit in guard and control but Orton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Orton looking to pass the guard.
Howard keeping moving, preventing Orton from controlling successfully.
Howard looking for a sweep. Not yet Howard, not yet.
Orton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Howard has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Orton has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Howard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Howard is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Orton off and has taken his back!
Howard looking for the choke but no joy.
Howard throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Orton showing good submission defense here.
And that is 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 cut man is working on Dean Howard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Orton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Howard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Howard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Howard stands and throws Orton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Howard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Orton keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard misses with the ground and pound.
Howard goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Orton rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Howard's guard! Nice work there by Orton!
Howard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Orton manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard slips nicely into half guard.
Howard passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Orton!
Howard wants to control the pace but Orton is squirming around nicely.
Howard is really struggling to control Orton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Orton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Howard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Howard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orton wants to control but Howard is having none of it.
Orton can't escape the position.
Howard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Howard lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
Howard misses with a head shot.
Orton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Orton is squirming around, avoiding Howard's attempts to control the action.
Howard unloads with some shots from mount but Orton bucks and avoids them well.
Howard trying to control but Orton is having none of it.
Howard sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Howard jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Orton manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Howard works to advance to full mount. Orton defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard controlling the pace for now.
Howard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Howard lands a nice shot to the head.
Orton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Howard.
Orton is in a horrible position here. Howard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Howard with good strikes from the mount here!
Howard is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Orton to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Orton shrugs it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Howard clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Howard throws an overhand right that lands on Orton's shoulder, as Orton tries to avoid the shot.
Orton looks to land a combination but Howard avoids it well.
Howard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Orton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Orton looks to throw the jab but Howard is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orton. Howard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Orton quickly recovers to half guard.
Howard stalling.
Howard is looking to take a break and control but Orton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Howard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Howard.
Howard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Orton tries to roll over but Howard keeps him under control.
Orton is in trouble now - Howard has advanced to mount!
Howard is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Orton can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Orton is bucking up trying to escape but Howard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Howard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Orton because Howard loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Orton is on top in guard.
Howard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Orton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Howard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orton can do to turn this around?
Orton tries to free his leg and advance position but Howard is retaining full guard.
Howard looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Howard is on top in guard.
Howard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard tries to advance to mount but Orton denies him.
Howard swings around for an armbar but Orton sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Howard's guard.
Howard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Howard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Howard wants to pass to mount but Orton is defending the position.
Howard 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Orton is just riding it out for now. Howard eventually gives up the hold.
Orton is staying active underneath Howard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Howard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Howard wants to pass the guard but Orton is defending well.
Howard content to control rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Howard had his way with Randy Orton in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Orton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Randy Orton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Orton misses.
Howard tries to counter with a takedown but Orton is quick to defend against it.
Orton misses with a lunging right hand
and Howard counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Orton!
Howard trying to control the action but Orton is working from the bottom.
Howard creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Orton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Howard swings around for an armbar but Orton sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Howard's guard.
Howard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Orton's guard.
Orton keeping full guard, as Howard tries to pass.
Dean Howard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howard throwing strikes from guard but Orton blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton keeping full guard, as Howard tries to pass.
Howard throws a big right hand that misses.
Orton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Howard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Howard preventing the sweep.
Orton keeping full guard, as Howard tries to pass.
Dean Howard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Orton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Howard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Orton's head.
Howard throwing strikes but missing.
Howard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Howard trying to control the position from guard on top but Orton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orton controls Howard momentarily but Howard frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard swings for the body but Orton moves out of range.
Orton lands a jab to Howard's midsection.
Orton lands a really nice looking cross but Howard seems unphased.
Howard looks to score with a jab to the body but Orton is just out of range.
Orton misses with an uppercut. Howard saw that one coming.
Howard misses the shot to the body.
Randy Orton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Orton missing with a left hand there. Howard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Howard scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ground and pound from Howard seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Howard trying to control the position but Orton is working away.
You can see the frustration on Orton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howard controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Howard wants to control the pace but Orton is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Howard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Howard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Howard!
Dean Howard retains his middleweight title!
Dean Howard really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers $110 160q Rec&St logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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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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