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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elwood Buckknuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Orton's choice of entrance music: Voices. Elwood Buckknuckle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Randy Orton's chin.
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198 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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185 lbs
19 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elwood Buckknuckle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckknuckle misses with a series of wild punches.
Orton needs to keep his hands up - Buckknuckle had a free shot at his head there.
Orton misses with a low kick.
Orton swings for the body but Buckknuckle moves out of range.
Orton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buckknuckle.
Orton scores with a body shot.
Buckknuckle misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Buckknuckle does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Buckknuckle.
Orton slips a straight right by Buckknuckle.
Orton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orton throws a good cross that connects.
Buckknuckle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buckknuckle drops his hands momentarily and Orton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Buckknuckle closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Buckknuckle lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Orton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buckknuckle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton controls Buckknuckle momentarily but Buckknuckle frees himself.
Orton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buckknuckle is looking to work some ground and pound but Orton has wrist control.
Orton trying to control the position.
Buckknuckle drops back looking for a leg! Orton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Orton manages to kick Buckknuckle off! Buckknuckle jumps back into Orton's guard.
Orton trying to keep a closed guard but Buckknuckle is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buckknuckle is in close to Orton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Buckknuckle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Buckknuckle 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.
Buckknuckle landing some decent shots from guard.
Orton looking to control.
Buckknuckle throwing strikes from guard but Orton blocks nicely.
Orton trying to control the position.
Orton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orton isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Buckknuckle stacks Orton on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Buckknuckle!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckknuckle misses with the ground and pound.
Orton is looking to reverse the position.
Buckknuckle creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Orton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Orton manages to work his way to half guard, despite Buckknuckle's best efforts.
Buckknuckle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Orton sees it coming and defends easily.
Buckknuckle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Buckknuckle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orton's head.
Orton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Buckknuckle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Orton keeping hold of Buckknuckle's head, controlling as best he can.
Buckknuckle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orton's head.
Buckknuckle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Buckknuckle slips a nice elbow through Orton's hands, connecting with Orton's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckknuckle throwing shots but Orton is blocking nicely.
Orton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Buckknuckle seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elwood Buckknuckle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Buckknuckle throws a wild body kick that Orton sees coming a mile off.
Buckknuckle looking to score a takedown here. Orton is defending well but Buckknuckle drives through and ends up in Orton's guard.
Buckknuckle distracts Orton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Buckknuckle scoring with some ground and pound.
Orton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckknuckle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Orton keeping full guard, as Buckknuckle tries to pass.
Buckknuckle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buckknuckle throwing strikes but missing.
Buckknuckle drops back looking for a leg! Orton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Orton manages to kick Buckknuckle off! Buckknuckle jumps back into Orton's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckknuckle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Buckknuckle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Buckknuckle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orton is trying to keep Buckknuckle in close.
Buckknuckle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Buckknuckle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Orton is trying to control the position but Buckknuckle postures up.
Buckknuckle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buckknuckle lands a couple of digs.
Orton keeping full guard, as Buckknuckle tries to pass.
Buckknuckle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Buckknuckle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Buckknuckle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Buckknuckle postures up.
Orton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton trying to control the position.
Buckknuckle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Buckknuckle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buckknuckle tries to free his leg and advance position but Orton is retaining full guard.
Buckknuckle is working hard here to advance position.
Buckknuckle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buckknuckle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Orton working a defensive guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Buckknuckle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton is adopting a defensive guard.
Buckknuckle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Orton is trying to keep Buckknuckle in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Randy Orton wasn't active enough on the ground.
Orton scores with a jab.
Orton tries to clinch but Buckknuckle moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Orton. That snapped Buckknuckle's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elwood Buckknuckle dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Buckknuckle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orton.
Orton connects with an inside leg kick.
Buckknuckle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Buckknuckle swinging wildly here.
Orton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buckknuckle was well out of range. Poor timing from Orton.
Orton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buckknuckle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buckknuckle manages to avoid it.
Buckknuckle blocks a low kick nicely.
Orton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Buckknuckle.
Orton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buckknuckle.
Orton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buckknuckle on the side of the head.
Orton scores with a hook to the body. Buckknuckle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buckknuckle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Orton.
Buckknuckle throws an overhand right that lands on Orton's shoulder, as Orton tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Orton misses with a wild combination.
Orton connects with an inside leg kick.
Orton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A left and a right from Orton both land. Nice combination.
Orton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buckknuckle.
Buckknuckle tries to bum rush Orton with a series of wild strikes but Orton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orton looks to throw the jab but Buckknuckle is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Buckknuckle.
Buckknuckle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Orton!
Buckknuckle throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Orton because Buckknuckle loaded up on that one.
Elwood Buckknuckle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orton is looking to improve his position but Buckknuckle isn't that keen on the idea.
Buckknuckle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Orton looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckknuckle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buckknuckle landing punches.
Buckknuckle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Orton is rocked!
Buckknuckle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Orton hang on?
Orton is still in real trouble! Can Buckknuckle finish him?
Buckknuckle is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Orton goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Buckknuckle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Elwood Buckknuckle!
Elwood Buckknuckle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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