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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amare Stoudemire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Voices. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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249 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amare Stoudemire!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stoudemire avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Orton doesn't manage to clinch there - Stoudemire circles away.
A jab from Orton misses.
Stoudemire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stoudemire on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stoudemire avoids the body shot from Orton.
Orton wants to clinch.
Stoudemire doesn't manage to clinch there - Orton circles away.
Orton leaves Stoudemire with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Orton darts in and clinches Stoudemire up against the cage.
Orton manages to pull guard.
Orton looking for a sweep. Not yet Orton, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Orton is on top in guard.
Orton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orton is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton is working hard here to advance position.
Orton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Orton gets to his feet - Stoudemire follows without any prompting.
Orton slips a jab and a cross from Stoudemire.
Orton misses the shot to the body.
Stoudemire circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stoudemire counters with a shoot takedown. Orton fights it but they end up in guard.
Stoudemire won't allow Orton to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoudemire punching from the bottom.
Stoudemire blocking the ground and pound attempt from Orton.
Orton lands strikes from half guard.
Stoudemire is looking to improve his position.
Orton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stoudemire's head.
Orton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Orton throws a strike but Stoudemire avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Orton 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.
Orton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Orton wants to clinch but Stoudemire slips to the side
and Stoudemire counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Orton!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Stoudemire.
Stoudemire blocks Orton's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Orton is bucking up trying to escape but Stoudemire cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Orton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stoudemire cracks Orton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Orton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Orton regains half guard.
Orton regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stoudemire wants to get up but he can't break Orton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Orton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Stoudemire has passed into side control.
Orton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stoudemire's best efforts.
Orton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Orton.
Orton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stoudemire!
Orton with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orton breaks from Stoudemire's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Orton landing punches.
Poor strikes thrown by Orton there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Amare Stoudemire will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Orton darts in trying to clinch
and Stoudemire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stoudemire counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stoudemire working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Orton wants to hit a switch here but Stoudemire passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Orton there!
Orton wants to get back to his feet.
Amare Stoudemire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Orton is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orton is in a horrible position here. Stoudemire smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Orton is pressing down on Stoudemire's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Orton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stoudemire manages to get himself to full guard.
Orton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Orton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stoudemire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Orton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stoudemire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Orton throws a strike but Stoudemire rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stoudemire slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Orton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton punching from the bottom.
Orton wants to get back to full guard.
Stoudemire passes to side control.
Orton wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Stoudemire working the head with strikes.
Orton tries to bench press Stoudemire off him but Stoudemire keeps the position.
Orton gets back to half guard.
Orton kicks off Stoudemire and gets to his feet.
Stoudemire avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stoudemire counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton wants to sweep here but Stoudemire controlling him for the moment.
Orton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stoudemire holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Orton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Orton unloading with bombs!
Orton with a couple of short strikes.
Orton lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice elbow there by Orton.
Orton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stoudemire is in a horrible position here. Orton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Orton throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Orton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Orton landing strikes from the mount.
Orton dominating with strikes here.
Orton lands a big elbow.
Stoudemire is looking to improve his position but Orton isn't that keen on the idea.
Stoudemire is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amare Stoudemire 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Orton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stoudemire shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Orton as he avoids it easily.
Stoudemire circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orton has closed the distance and engaged Stoudemire in a clinch.
Stoudemire prevents a takedown attempt there.
Orton is looking to break free of the clinch but Stoudemire has double underhooks.
Stoudemire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stoudemire works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Orton strikes from his own guard.
Orton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orton trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Orton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stoudemire regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Orton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Orton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stoudemire keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stoudemire keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Orton lands with a punch from half guard.
Orton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Orton postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Stoudemire to stand up.
Orton clinches up against the cage.
Orton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stoudemire pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stoudemire shoots in looking for a takedown. Orton tries to sprawl out of it but Stoudemire keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Orton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stoudemire gets a takedown into half guard.
Randy Orton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton moves into full guard.
Orton trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Orton throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Orton wants to improve his position but instead Stoudemire has moved into half guard.
Orton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Orton is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stoudemire is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stoudemire manages to get himself to full guard.
Orton advances position into side control!
An elbow from Orton crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Orton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Orton landing strikes.
Stoudemire tries to improve position but can't.
Orton working the ground and pound.
Orton is chipping away with strikes.
Stoudemire on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stoudemire some visible discomfort.
Orton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Orton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stoudemire knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Orton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The strikes coming from Orton are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stoudemire stops Orton from passing to mount.
Amare Stoudemire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stoudemire takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Randy Orton.
I think Stoudemire 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Randy Orton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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