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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Shi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leo Shi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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272 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Shi!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton closes the distance and clinches up with Shi, looking for a takedown. Orton pushes Shi against the cage but Shi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Orton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shi is defending well.
Orton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shi prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Orton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orton missing with knees to the body.
Shi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shi moves into the clinch successfully.
Orton missing with knees to the body.
Shi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Orton regains guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Shi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shi landing with the ground and pound.
Orton throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Shi stands up from Orton's guard - Shi perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orton shoots and misses
and Shi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shi wants to stand but Orton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Orton's guard.
Shi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton wants to improve his position but Shi is controlling well.
Orton flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Shi controlling the pace.
Shi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Leo Shi was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Orton gets caught flat footed, as Shi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Orton doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Shi from controlling successfully.
Orton striking off his back but it's not causing Shi any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton striking off his back but it's not causing Shi any problems.
Orton doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orton is striking from the bottom but Shi uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Orton is breathing heavily.
Shi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Orton is just riding it out for now. Shi eventually gives up the hold.
Orton tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Shi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Orton missing with punches from the bottom.
Orton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Orton tries to get out of the position.
Shi wants to work for an arm triangle but Orton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton is defending against the submission attempts here by Shi.
Orton tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Shi slips a nice elbow through Orton's hands, connecting with Orton's forehead.
Orton missing with punches from the bottom.
Orton throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Orton missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Orton is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Shi gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The fight stays on the outside here - Orton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Orton.
Orton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shi counters with a shoot takedown. Orton fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Orton trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shi sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Shi dominated that round.
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.
Shi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shi seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Orton misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Shi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Orton is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Orton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Orton flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Shi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Orton looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shi landing strikes from the mount.
Shi controlling the position easily from mount.
Orton working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Orton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Shi.
Shi lands with some strikes.
Shi tries to control but Orton wriggling away.
Orton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Orton throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Shi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Orton?
Orton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shi on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Shi controlling from mount.
Orton is looking to improve his position but Shi isn't that keen on the idea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shi is working for a guillotine from mount but Orton frees his head quite easily.
Orton swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Shi blocks Orton's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Orton tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Shi has taken his back.
Shi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Shi's arms.
Shi is breathing heavily.
Orton is trying to break free.
Orton is working hard here to advance position.
Shi controls the action.
Orton is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton tries to escape but Shi has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Orton is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Shi gets his way!
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!
A lull in the action here.
I really don't envy Orton right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shi scores with strikes from the back.
Orton is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Shi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Orton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Orton wants to clinch.
Orton takes the fight into the clinch.
Orton can't get the takedown.
Shi has clasped his hands together around Orton's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Orton tries to improve position but can't.
Shi is working Orton over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shi cracks Orton with a big elbow.
Shi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Orton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shi enables Orton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shi pushes Orton off and gets back to his feet.
Orton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shi throws a series of strikes that have Orton backpedaling.
Orton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shi but Shi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shi feints and as Orton raises his hands in defense, Shi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shi trying to control but Orton is working from the bottom.
Shi passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Shi moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Orton.
Shi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orton tries to improve position but can't.
Orton being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Leo Shi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Shi gets caught napping as Orton dives in and scores a takedown. Shi manages to retain guard.
Orton wants to stand and escape but instead Shi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Shi wants to control from the top but Orton keeps moving.
Shi stands and throws Orton's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Orton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shi works to advance to full mount. Orton defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Orton looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Orton wants to escape the position.
Randy Orton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orton is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orton prevents Shi from getting a body triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shi is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Leo Shi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Shi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shi 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Shi!
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