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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is What the World Needs Is a Few More Rednecks by Charlie Daniels. Jason Orton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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295 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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290 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Batista!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton blocks a head kick by Batista.
Batista avoids a punch combination nicely.
Batista throws a lazy right hand but Orton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Batista fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Batista throws a sloppy head kick and Orton moves out of range easily.
Orton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Batista circles away quickly and effectively.
Batista scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Orton throws a right hand that Batista ducks under and follows up with a left that Batista also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Batista.
Orton stuffs the takedown attempt from Batista. Batista gets slowly back to his feet.
Orton wants to clinch up but Batista keeps it at a distance.
Batista misses with a wild combination.
Batista scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jason Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batista dodges the punch combination from Orton.
Batista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orton connects with a jab.
Batista tries for a takedown but Orton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jason Orton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Batista.
Batista misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton throws a series of punches but Batista moves out of range.
Orton lands a left and a right that send Batista crashing to the mat, dazed. Orton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Dave Batista has been cut.
Batista looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Orton is fending him off so far but Batista persists. Nope, Orton circles away and we're back to standing.
Batista looks gassed!
Orton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batista tries to bum rush Orton with a series of wild strikes but Orton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Batista moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Batista misses with a head kick.
Orton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batista swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Batista shoots for a takedown but Orton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Orton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Batista on the side of the head.
Batista has Orton up against the cage in a clinch.
Orton tries to circle away but Batista has him pinned against the cage.
Batista is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton gets underhooks to prevent Batista's takedown attempt.
Batista working hard to break the clinch.
Batista drops down looking for an ankle pick but Orton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Batista misses with an uppercut. Orton saw that one coming.
No joy there for Batista, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orton tries to bum rush Batista with a series of wild strikes but Batista uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Batista lands a really nice looking cross but Orton seems unphased.
Batista shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Batista showed some decent athleticism there.
Orton is looking to control Batista's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Orton avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista trying to pass the guard but Orton defending well.
Orton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Batista seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Nice strikes from Batista there.
Batista throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Batista throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Orton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Batista.
Batista is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Batista sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Orton defending well though.
Batista trying to control the action but Orton is working from the bottom.
Batista wants to free his trapped foot but Orton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Orton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Orton tries to get out of the position.
Batista sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Orton defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batista is nestled in close to Orton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Orton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Batista.
Batista thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Batista dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Batista's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Batista's corner calls for a 1-2. Batista obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Batista throws a right and a left that Orton avoids nicely.
Batista swinging wildly here.
Batista dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Batista shoots in and bounces Orton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Batista must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Batista trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Batista with a flurry of punches that miss.
Batista won't allow Orton to get back to his feet.
Batista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Batista is looking to work some ground and pound but Orton has wrist control.
Orton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Batista looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista stands up over Orton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Orton has momentary wrist control but Batista slips an elbow through the middle.
Batista throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Batista throwing strikes but missing.
Orton keeping full guard, as Batista tries to pass.
Orton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Orton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Batista postures up.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Batista from controlling successfully.
Batista working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Batista has closed the distance and engaged Orton in a clinch.
Batista is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Orton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Batista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Batista fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dave Batista seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Batista shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Batista was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Batista breaks from Orton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Batista with good strikes from the mount here!
Batista thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Batista unloads with some shots from mount but Orton bucks and avoids them well.
Batista with shots to the head and body - Orton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Batista cracks Orton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Batista scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Orton?
Batista punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orton regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orton's head.
Batista with the ground and pound but Orton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Orton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Batista throwing strikes but missing.
Batista with a flurry of punches that miss.
Batista postures up in Orton's guard and throws a big left but Orton blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batista landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Batista's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Batista showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Batista's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Batista lands with a good body shot.
Batista looks to land a combination. Orton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Batista stalks Orton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Orton's face. Orton staggers backwards, shaken.
Batista shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Orton is trying to defend but Batista finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Batista throwing shots but Orton is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Batista lands a nice short elbow.
Batista throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Batista thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Orton to regain full guard.
Dave Batista has got the better of the ground game so far.
Batista postures up in Orton's guard and throws a big left but Orton blocks it.
Batista works over Orton with some ground and pound from guard.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Batista from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Batista postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Batista wants to pass the guard but Orton is keeping the position.
Orton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Batista lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Batista dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Batista closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista throwing strikes but Orton manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
A lull in the action here as Orton stalls from top position.
Batista has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Batista throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Batista is looking to reverse the position.
Orton has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dave Batista is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Batista is looking to escape.
Batista swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Batista tries to hold on but Orton pushes him away.
Batista tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Batista is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Orton tries to control but Batista wriggling away.
Batista tries to hold on but Orton postures up.
Jason Orton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batista might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Orton kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Batista is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Orton is staying active.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Batista comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Batista 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Batista!
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energy
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