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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Destin Lovett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lovett is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Destin Lovett has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Destin Lovett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton moves into the clinch.
Lovett looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Orton turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Orton decides to stand back up. Orton steps back and let's Lovett get back to his feet.
Orton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Orton decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lovett on his heels. He'll look to pass Lovett's guard now, I'm sure.
Orton gets to his feet. Lovett looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Orton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orton should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Orton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lovett.
Orton has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lovett regains guard immediately.
Orton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Orton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton misses with a takedown attempt - Lovett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Orton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Orton looking for a takedown.
Orton working Lovett over with knees to the body.
Orton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lovett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Orton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lovett prevents it.
Destin Lovett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Orton is looking for a takedown.
Orton is trying to drag Lovett to the mat but Lovett just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Orton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Orton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown by Orton or perhaps it was just good defense by Lovett which made him look bad.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lovett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Orton.
Lovett tries to break the clinch but Orton is controlling the position.
Lovett prevents a takedown attempt there.
Orton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lovett managing to block the knees to the body from Orton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton trying to land knees to the body.
Orton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lovett is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Orton is defending well.
Orton missing with knees to the body.
Orton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Orton trying to land knees to the body.
Orton goes for a takedown attempt but Lovett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lovett moves into the clinch successfully.
Orton is trying to drag Lovett to the mat but Lovett just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Orton tries to land knees in the clinch but Lovett avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Orton gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lovett regains guard.
Orton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lovett lands an overhand right.
Orton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lovett but Lovett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lovett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Orton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lovett but Lovett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lovett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lovett defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Orton.
Lovett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lovett blocks a head kick by Orton.
Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton shoots in for a takedown but Lovett shows good takedown defense.
Orton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lovett tries to sprawl but Orton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Orton stands up from half guard.
Orton pushes Lovett up against the cage in a clinch.
Lovett has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Orton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lovett is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Destin Lovett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
Lovett is pressed up against the cage. Orton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lovett down to the mat. Lovett avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lovett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Orton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lovett.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lovett to the mat! Lovett manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton stands up from Lovett's guard - Orton perhaps looking for a knockout.
Orton misses with a takedown attempt
and Lovett counters with a left and a right that stings Orton.
Orton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lovett drives through with a takedown into guard.
Orton trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lovett takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Orton throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Orton striking off his back but it's not causing Lovett any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lovett's guard.
Orton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lovett, up you get!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orton has his takedown stuffed
so Lovett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lovett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Orton on the ground.
Orton throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Orton throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Orton is on top in guard.
Orton throws a big elbow that misses.
Lovett wants to stand but Orton is controlling the position.
Lovett is working an open guard so Orton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Orton misses with a double jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Orton tries to score a body lock takedown but Lovett shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Orton trying to land knees to the body.
Lovett is trying to break free.
Lovett is trying to force a seperation but Orton has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton has Lovett pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lovett manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lovett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Orton landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lovett.
Orton goes for a takedown attempt but Lovett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lovett fails with the takedown.
Orton tries to clinch up.
Lovett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Orton as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Orton is defended easily by Lovett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Orton as he jumps to the side.
Lovett looks to land a combination but Orton avoids it well.
Orton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lovett manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Orton gets to his feet. Lovett looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orton shoots for a double leg takedown but Lovett sprawls well. He's pushed Orton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Orton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lovett sprawls well. Lovett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Orton gets slowly back to his feet.
Orton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lovett!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orton tries to control but Lovett wriggling away.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Orton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lovett as he jumps to the side.
Orton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lovett's guard.
Orton stands up and waves to Lovett to follow him.
No luck for Orton with that takedown attempt.
Orton gets caught napping as Lovett dives in and scores a takedown. Orton manages to retain guard.
Orton striking from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Orton striking off his back but it's not causing Lovett any problems.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orton throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Orton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orton thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lovett is in close to Orton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lovett landing some decent shots from guard.
Orton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Orton throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Orton doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lovett tries to free his leg and advance position but Orton is retaining full guard.
Orton trying to strike off his back.
Orton striking from the bottom.
Orton throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Orton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lovett.
Orton keeping full guard, as Lovett tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orton throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Orton is striking from the bottom but Lovett uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Orton manages to get to full guard.
Lovett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Orton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lovett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Orton trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Orton throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Orton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lovett manages to get himself to full guard.
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!
Orton gets to his feet. Lovett looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lovett lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lovett gets tackled into the cage by Orton. Orton maintains the clinch.
Orton prevents Lovett from breaking the clinch.
Orton has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lovett clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Orton. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Orton missing with punches from the back.
Orton misses with a punch to the head.
Randy Orton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lovett finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Orton wants to control the pace but Lovett is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lovett kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Randy Orton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Orton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lovett sprawls well. Lovett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Orton gets slowly back to his feet.
Destin Lovett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Destin Lovett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Orton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lovett!
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Orton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orton 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Orton!
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