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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Numero Nueve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Len Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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173 cm
32
165 lbs
22 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Numero Nueve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Len Orton!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Orton misses with a looping right.
No luck for Nueve with that takedown attempt.
Orton loads up on a big right hand but Nueve slips the punch.
Orton swings widly with a right hand
and Nueve counters with a stiff right hand.
Nueve lands with a good body shot.
Orton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Orton misses with an uppercut
and Nueve counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nueve ducks under a wild hook from Orton.
Nueve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orton was well out of range. Poor timing from Nueve.
Nueve checks a low kick from Orton.
Orton fails to land with a series of punches.
Len Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Orton.
Nueve cracks the inside of Orton's front leg.
Nueve scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Orton doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orton throws a body kick that misses.
Orton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nueves jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good shot there by Orton.
Nueve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orton moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nueve is defended easily by Orton.
Nueve throws a body punch but Orton moves out of range.
Nueve throws a lazy right hand but Orton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nueve fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Orton to the ground. Nueve is now in Orton's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nueve pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orton is keeping the position for now.
Nueve landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nueve working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nueve drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Orton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nueve has Orton in his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nueve working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orton.
Orton trying to control but Nueve is working from the bottom.
Nueve has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Orton has passed into side control.
Nueve manages to work his way to half guard, despite Orton's best efforts.
Nueve gets full guard.
Nueve has control of Orton's left arm, preventing Orton from doing any damage.
Nueve wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nueve not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nueve looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nueve lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Orton!
Nueve 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.
Nueve lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Orton hang on?
Nueve lands with some strikes.
Nueve trying to control but Orton is having none of it.
Orton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nueve is landing with some decent strikes but Orton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nueve landing shots from mount.
Nueve postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Orton looks a forlorn figure.
Orton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nueve. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nueve thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Orton wants to hold on but Nueve pushes him away.
Nueve dominating with strikes here.
Nueve landing shots from mount.
Nueve is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Orton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nueve landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orton tries to hold on but Nueve postures up.
Nueve landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Numero Nueve dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Orton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nueve.
Orton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nueve checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nueve walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nueve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orton manages to avoid it.
Nueve takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orton throws a lazy uppercut
and Nueve counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nueve prevents Orton from standing back up.
Orton is looking for a sweep. Nueve is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nueve not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nueve thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Orton's head.
Nueve thows a huge punch but Orton dodges it nicely.
Nueve thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Orton trying to control here.
Nueve throwing shots but Orton is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton has hold of Nueve's hands but Nueve slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nueve lands strikes from half guard.
Nueve is looking for a kimura but Orton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nueve to get the leverage.
Nueve working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nueve not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nueve thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Orton is trying to get back to full guard.
Nueve not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nueve is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nueve connects with a nice short shot to Orton's temple.
Orton tries to roll over but Nueve keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nueve thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nueve not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nueve prevents Orton from improving his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orton is trying to stand.
Nueve slips a nice elbow through Orton's hands, connecting with Orton's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nueve thows a huge punch but Orton dodges it nicely.
Orton taking some punishment here, with Nueve in his half guard.
Nueve not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Orton has his hands clasped together around Nueve's back. He's all about the action.
Nueve passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nueve breaks from Orton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nueve is landing with some decent strikes but Orton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Orton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nueve lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nueve breaks from Orton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nueve unloading with bombs!
Nueve pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Orton is rocked!
Nueve fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Orton is still in real trouble! Can Nueve finish him?
Nueve lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nueve working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Orton looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Nueve! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Numero Nueve!
A very excited looking Numero Nueve made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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RATING
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