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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Len Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Reign (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reign has chosen Funky as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Len Orton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Reign!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reign lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reign throws a good cross that connects.
Orton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reign was well out of range. Poor timing from Orton.
Orton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Reign as he connects with a hook.
Reign misses with a hook
and Orton counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Orton lands a jab to the head.
Reign tries to clinch up but Orton circles away and keeps his distance.
Reign darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reign throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reign misses the shot to the body.
Orton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reign was well out of range. Poor timing from Orton.
Reign sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Reign loads up on a big right hand but Orton slips the punch.
Reign moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign swings for the body but Orton moves out of range.
Reign tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Reign lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reign misses with the combination.
Reign throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Reign misses the shot to the body.
Orton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orton slips a straight right by Reign.
Orton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reign doesn't seem bothered though.
Reign moves into the clinch successfully.
Orton lands a hook that snaps the head of Reign backwards.
Reign fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reign misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reign stops a takedown attempt from Orton.
Orton misses with some punches.
Orton avoids a wild elbow strike from Reign.
Reign misses with the head strike.
Reign's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orton misses with the head strike.
Orton prevents a body shot from Reign.
Orton blocks a body shot from Reign.
Reign swings wildly with an uppercut but Orton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reign tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orton avoids it.
Orton lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Orton.
It looks like James Reign has been cut.
Reign has a couple of punches blocked by Orton.
Reign looking to stall.
Orton works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Orton cracks Reign with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Orton trying to control the position from guard on top but Reign is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 throws a big right hand that misses.
Reign is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Orton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Orton wants to control from the top but Reign keeps moving.
Orton won't allow Reign to sweep him here.
Orton postures up and lands a big shot to Reign's brow.
Orton wants to control from the top but Reign keeps moving.
Orton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Orton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton lands a couple of elbows.
Reign bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Orton's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orton pulls Reign in close to his closed guard and prevents Reign from doing any damage or advancing position.
Reign pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orton is keeping the position for now.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Reign from controlling successfully.
Orton is controlling Reign's posture.
Orton wants to stand and escape but Reign is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reign preventing the sweep.
Len Orton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Orton thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Len Orton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Reign's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Orton slips a jab from Reign.
A right-left combo lands from Reign.
It looks like Len Orton has been cut.
Reign throws a jab when Orton was well out of range.
Reign fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Orton scores with a body shot.
Reign throws a predictable looking body shot
and Orton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Orton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reign.
Orton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Orton lands a couple of digs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reign is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Orton controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reign not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton is pushing down on Reign's leg trying to pass to half guard. Reign is fighting to maintain full guard but Orton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Orton not doing much here.
Orton throwing shots but Reign is blocking nicely.
Reign makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reign.
Orton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Orton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Orton working some strikes from top position.
Orton wants to control from the top but Reign keeps moving.
Orton is really struggling to control Reign but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton working some strikes from top position.
Orton is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Orton lands a couple of digs.
Len Orton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orton postures up.
Orton trying to control but Reign is working from the bottom.
Reign utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orton advances to half guard.
Orton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Orton is thwarting Reign's attempts to control the position.
Orton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Orton is pressing down on Reign's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reign is holding on for now.
Orton prevents Reign from standing back up.
Orton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reign trying to hold on to Orton's head to control him but Orton postures up.
Orton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Orton working the head and body with strikes.
Orton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reign does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reign is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Orton wants to free his trapped foot but Reign is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Orton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Orton wants to control but Reign is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Len Orton just wasn't active enough.
Reign stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reign just misses with a punch to the body.
James Reign is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reign, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reign stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Reign wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Len Orton dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Orton swings for the body but Reign moves out of range.
Orton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reign is out of range and Orton settles back down.
Nice uppercut lands for Reign. That snapped Orton's head back.
Orton lands a jab to the head.
A big left from Reign misses.
Orton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reign.
Reign misses with a double jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orton, right into the meat.
Reign slaps away a takedown attempt from Orton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reign lands with an overhand left.
Reign misses with a straight left.
A big right from Orton misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reign uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orton.
Orton takes one on the button.
Reign moves out of range as Orton throws a body kick.
Orton looking to score a takedown here. Reign is defending well but Orton drives through and ends up in Reign's guard.
Orton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reign trying to keep a closed guard but Orton is proving a slippery customer.
Reign working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orton.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orton trying to control the position from guard on top but Reign is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reign tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Orton stands up over Reign, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reign is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reign keeping moving, preventing Orton from controlling successfully.
Orton postures up in Reign's guard and throws a big left but Reign blocks it.
Orton being controlled here momentarily.
Reign looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Orton throws a big right hand that misses.
Orton looking to pass the guard.
Orton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reign has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Orton has managed to get both his arms back between Reign's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton trying to control but Reign is working from the bottom.
Orton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Reign is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Reign is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Orton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Orton wants to control from the top but Reign keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Len Orton.
Reign tries to clinch but Orton is having none of it.
Reign changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Orton scores with a takedown into Reign's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Orton wants to control from the top but Reign keeps moving.
Reign is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Orton throws a big right hand that misses.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Orton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Orton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Orton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Len Orton clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Orton lands a right hook to the body.
Orton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reign counters with a right hand to the body.
Reign looks to score with a jab to the body but Orton is just out of range.
Orton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reign stuffs the takedown.
Reign misses with a right hand
and Orton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Orton throws a strike but Reign avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Orton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Orton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orton won't allow Reign to sweep him here.
Orton trying to control but Reign is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reign avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reign looking to control.
Orton working some strikes from top position.
Orton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Orton landing with the ground and pound.
Orton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Reign slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Reign preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reign looking to hit a scissor sweep but Orton is one step ahead there.
Reign keeping moving, preventing Orton from controlling successfully.
Orton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Reign is looking for a triangle but Orton pushes his legs off easily.
Reign pushes Orton off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orton stuns Reign with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Orton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Orton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reign at a distance.
Reign throws a jab when Orton was well out of range.
James Reign seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reign will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Reign.
Orton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reign is looking to clinch.
Reign takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Reign lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Orton circles away quickly and effectively.
Orton misses the shot to the body.
Orton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reign moves out of range of the body kick.
Reign takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Orton dodges the punch combination from Reign.
Orton dodges the punch combination from Reign.
Orton missing with a left hand there. Reign was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reign throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reign swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orton counters with a shoot takedown. Reign fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Len Orton had his way with James Reign in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Reign tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Reign takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Reign lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reign throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reign tries to clinch up but Orton circles away and keeps his distance.
Reign tries to sprawl but Orton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Orton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reign tries to roll over but Orton keeps him under control.
Orton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reign keeps working.
Orton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reign knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Orton in particular looking to stall.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Orton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reign tries to roll over but Orton keeps him under control.
Reign trying to control here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Orton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reign circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reign looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reign moves into the clinch.
Reign is trying to break free.
Orton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reign ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orton moves away.
A jab lands there for Orton.
Orton thows a body shot but no joy.
Orton lands with a good body shot.
Orton ducks under a wild hook from Reign.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Orton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton gets the takedown into side control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Orton working away.
Reign takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Reign is looking to regain half guard here but Orton keeps moving and retains side control.
Orton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Orton cracks Reign with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Reign is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orton working away.
Reign is still in real trouble! Can Orton finish him?
Reign is trying to get back to half guard.
Len Orton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reign seems a little lost for a moment, as Orton dominates the positioning.
Orton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Reign for as long as he can get away with.
Reign seems to have recovered his senses.
James Reign has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Len Orton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Reign connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
James Reign seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton moves away from the strike by Reign.
Reign throws a jab but it's blocked by Orton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Len Orton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Orton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Len Orton!
Len Orton is the new lightweight champion!
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