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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Randy Orton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Orton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Van King! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Orton gets a clinch. King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orton.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orton. Orton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Orton misses with a hook from the clinch. King lands a nice shot to the body. King stalling against the cage.
Orton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but King gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Orton wants to stall.
Orton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Orton looking to slow down the pace here. Orton trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Orton.
King avoiding damage as Orton throws knees to the body.
Orton keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. King looks gassed! Orton can't break the clinch.
Orton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orton closes the distance and clinches. Good body shot from King.
That's one minute gone in the round. Orton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Orton trying to stall but King improves his position.
Orton breaks the clinch.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Orton. Both fighters circling a little - Orton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Orton fails miserably with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him. King misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Orton fails to land the takedown. King tries to clinch but Orton is having none of it. Orton getting the better of the striking in that exchange. King 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 frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. King closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. King scores with a hook to the body. Orton avoiding damage as King throws knees to the body.
Orton looking for a takedown. Orton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Orton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Orton won't allow it.
Orton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Orton successfully pulls guard.
Orton thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. King wants to control from the top but Orton keeps moving. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Orton is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but King frees his head nicely. Oh but Orton has switched to an armbar! King is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Randy Orton!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
51% |
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