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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between wayne brook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton has chosen Voices as his entrance music. wayne brook has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 cm
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172 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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194 cm
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184 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, wayne brook! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Orton! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! brook has Orton up against the cage in a clinch.
Orton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orton. Orton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. brook is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. brook misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orton.
Orton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Orton is trying to stall.
Orton lands a shot to the body. brook tries to throw a body punch but Orton avoids it by throwing brook back against the cage. brook blocks an elbow strike. Orton scores with a shot to the side of brook's head. Knees in the clinch landing for Orton.
Orton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. brook blocks an elbow strike from Orton.
brook utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Orton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Orton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Orton managing to block the knees to the body from brook.
brook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Orton rushes brook and presses him up against the cage. brook is trying to break the clinch but Orton is controlling him. brook wants to break the clinch but can't.
Orton scores with an uppercut up the middle. Orton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Orton pushes off an throws an elbow but brook leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. brook blocks an elbow strike from Orton.
Orton works on brook's body with a couple of short punches. brook manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. brook might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Orton trying to control but brook is working from the bottom. Orton is looking to stand up but brook won't let him. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Orton wants to control from the top but brook keeps moving. Orton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Orton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Orton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on brook, up you get! Orton looks gassed! brook tries to clinch but Orton is having none of it. Nice cross by Orton. brook tries to clinch but Orton moves away enabling Orton to counter with a crisp jab. Orton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good exchange - Orton coming out on top. brook gets in close and instigates a clinch. brook blocks an elbow strike from Orton.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orton. Orton takes a knee right on the jaw!
brook tries to land a knee to the head but Orton blocks with his arms.
Orton misses with an elbow strike.
brook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orton avoids it. brook jumps guard but Orton stands there with brook around his waist. brook gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
brook dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Knees to the body from Orton.
Orton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but brook blocks it with crossed arms. brook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
brook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orton avoids it. brook has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Orton uses from the top position. brook is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. brook is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Orton gets to his feet - brook follows without any prompting. brook shoots in and drives through. Orton sprawls well. Orton stuffs the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for wayne brook. That's going to take a lot out of him. Orton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from brook. Orton scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Good standup being displayed there by Orton as he connects with a hook. brook takes a body punch but keeps moving. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Orton!
Orton lands with a straight right. brook didn't see that one coming. The fight moves into the clinch position. The referee is keeping an eye on Orton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Orton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. brook jumps guard and drags Orton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Orton stands and steps away. brook gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Orton cracks brook with a right hand to the side of the head. Orton doesn't manage to clinch there - brook circles away.
brook takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Orton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! brook had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Orton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from brook. Orton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Orton jabs brook right on the nose. brook blinks but takes it well. Orton scores with a one two! brook had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. brook misses with a shot to the body and brook takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. brook will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
brook throws a sloppy head kick and Orton moves out of range easily. Orton moves into the clinch. Orton lands a left hand that snaps the head of brook backwards. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. brook is trying to break the clinch but Orton is controlling him. brook blocks the elbow strike.
brook blocks an elbow strike from Orton.
Orton lands an uppercut. brook tries a knee to the head but Orton blocks it.
brook throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
brook moves into the clinch. brook managing to block the knees to the body from Orton.
brook has Orton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Orton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. brook misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orton.
Orton digs a right hand into brook's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on brook's gas tank. brook has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Orton is trying to keep an underhook but brook manages to get the takedown into half guard. Orton trying to control but brook postures up.
brook is keen to just control but Orton is a slippery customer. Orton actively working from the bottom here. brook is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Orton has managed to free his arm - good work. Orton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. brook is working away from the top position though. Orton looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round. brook is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Orton defends it well. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Orton missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. brook wants to clinch and Orton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Orton drives through and clinches with brook against the cage.
Orton taking a breather. brook dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Orton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from brook.
brook is trying to break the clinch but Orton has him pressed against the cage. Orton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Orton avoids the elbow strike from brook, against the cage.
Orton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two 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. Orton has brook pressed against the cage, preventing brook from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Orton scores with an uppercut up the middle. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. brook manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Orton lands a nice elbow. Orton lands a nice elbow. brook is trying to maintain a safe position but Orton gets an underhook and turns brook into the cage. brook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Orton sizes up brook with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. brook throws a head kick that misses. Orton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. brook gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Orton scores with a nice right hand.
brook tries to clinch there but Orton circles away.
Orton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. brook fails with a takedown attempt from distance. wayne brook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Orton checks the leg kick. brook moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. brook throws a leg kick and Orton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Orton works over brook's head and body with a nice combination. Orton lands the left hand. Orton scores with a slapping inside leg kick. brook gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. brook changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Orton tries to avoid it but brook manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Orton to the ground. Orton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for wayne brook. That's going to take a lot out of him. brook closes the distance looking to clinch letting Orton counter with a right hand. brook throws a leg kick but Orton checks it. brook takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. brook has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from brook there as he acknowledges the shot. Orton tests brook's chin there with a solid looking shot. A left and a right from Orton both land. Nice combination. brook on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Orton moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Knees to the body from Orton.
Orton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Orton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. brook is defending well for now. brook looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Orton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. brook avoiding damage as Orton throws knees to the body.
Orton misses with an elbow strike.
brook is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Orton is keeping busy. brook is trying to break the clinch but Orton has him pressed against the cage. Orton lands a nice elbow from the clinch. brook wants to break free but Orton has control.
brook tries to break free but Orton pushes him back against the cage. brook wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orton has him pressed against the cage. Orton cracks brook with a nice body shot. Orton avoiding damage as brook throws knees to the body.
Orton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Orton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Orton lands a body punch. Orton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. brook is defending well for now. brook drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Orton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
brook trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s 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. 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. 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.
brook fails with a takedown attempt. Orton scores with a one two! brook had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Orton moves in looking to clinch but brook pushes him off. Orton lands with a shot to the body. Orton with a nice cross. Orton fails with an attempt to clinch.
brook is looking to land body kicks. Orton scores with a nice strike. brook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. No luck with that takedown attempt from brook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Orton cracks the inside of brook's front leg. Orton takes the fight into the clinch. brook avoids a wild elbow strike from Orton. Nice elbow from Orton. brook wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Orton lands an elbow that stopped brook in his tracks for a moment. Orton lands a damaging elbow. brook using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. brook avoids a wild elbow strike from Orton. Orton misses with an elbow over the top. brook unloads a knee to the mid-section. brook looking to stall.
Orton lands on the inside with an uppercut. Orton lands a left hand that snaps the head of brook backwards. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orton just misses with a elbow thrown towards brook's brow. brook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orton pushes off an throws an elbow but brook leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. brook can't find room to land a body shot as Orton controls the action.
Orton pushes off an throws an elbow but brook leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. A nice glancing elbow lands by Orton. brook softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Orton lands a damaging elbow. Orton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. brook stalling in the clinch.
Orton digs a right hand into brook's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on brook's gas tank. brook manages to break the clinch.
brook will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Orton wants to clinch. brook will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for wayne brook. That's going to take a lot out of him. Orton lands a nice shot to the body.
brook wants to clinch. brook on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
brook takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Orton tries to clinch up but brook circles away and keeps his distance. brook clinches with his opponent.
Orton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. brook using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orton throws a knee to the head but misses.
brook wants a takedown but no success here.
Orton misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Orton looks to throw an elbow but misses. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orton just misses with a elbow thrown towards brook's brow. brook tries to break free but Orton pushes him back against the cage. brook ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. brook no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Orton stands up and waves to brook to follow him. brook fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. brook throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Orton's waist but Orton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing brook off to one side. Jab from Orton. brook fails in his attempt to clinch. brook ducks right into an uppercut from Orton. brook throws a leg kick that misses. Orton wants to clinch up but brook keeps it at a distance. brook tries to clinch and Orton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Orton clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round. brook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orton backwards. Orton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Orton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
brook takes a knee to the side of the body. brook throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orton lands a hook that snaps the head of brook backwards. Orton throws an elbow but it misses.
Orton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. brook tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orton avoids it. Orton looks to throw an elbow but misses. brook is pushing Orton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Orton cracks brook with a nice body shot. Nice elbow from Orton. brook dodges an elbow strike from Orton.
Orton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. brook tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Orton just stands there and leans against the cage. wayne brook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Randy Orton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Randy Orton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. brook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Orton lands a really nice looking cross but brook seems unphased.
And that's the end of the fight! Randy Orton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Orton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30 Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous 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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