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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Orndorf (ranked 448 p4p, 68 weight class) and Henry Aron (ranked 1183 p4p, 191 weight class). Orndorf kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wrecking Ball - Andrew Baena. Aron has chosen USA! 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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222 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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188 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Orndorf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Aron!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aron takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Henry Aron has been cut.
Orndorf bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orndorf misses with a low kick.
Orndorf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aron is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Aron wants to clinch.
Orndorf misses with a right hand
and Aron counters with a takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Aron are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aron working away.
Aron working the ground and pound from side control.
Aron in side control, throwing shots but Orndorf defends.
Orndorf dodges the ground and pound from Aron.
Orndorf struggling a bit here.
Aron in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Aron in side control lands a decent elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Aron cracks Orndorf with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aron throws a strike aimed at the side of Orndorf's head but Orndorf avoids it well.
Orndorf is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Stark Slugger Society that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Orndorf can't do much from the bottom here.
Orndorf holds on to Aron's head and controls the position momentarily.
Aron trying to control the position but Orndorf is working away.
Orndorf struggling a bit here.
Orndorf tries to buck Aron off but Aron is having none of it.
Aron in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Aron working away.
Orndorf tries to buck Aron off but Aron is having none of it.
Aron creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Orndorf sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Aron in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Orndorf is trying to improve his position.
Aron looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Orndorf is avoiding damage well.
Check out the look on Aron's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Aron creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Orndorf sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
An elbow from Aron crashes against the mat.
Aron has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
An elbow from Aron crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aron wants to control but Orndorf is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Aron are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Orndorf's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Aron seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Orndorf's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Orndorf is trying to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Aron seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Aron landing a few strikes.
Aron sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Orndorf is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Orndorf is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aron looks up at the clock and then as Orndorf takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aron smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sloppy strikes there by Aron.
Aron lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Orndorf down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aron working away.
The strikes coming from Aron are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Orndorf is trying to get back to half guard.
Orndorf wants to control but Aron postures up.
Orndorf tries to improve position but can't.
Aron in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Aron working away.
Orndorf is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Aron is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Aron working the head and body with strikes.
Aron lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Aron's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
An elbow from Aron crashes against the mat.
Orndorf tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aron wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Orndorf on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Orndorf tries to get out of the position.
Orndorf struggling a bit here.
Aron scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Orndorf to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aron working the head with strikes.
Orndorf is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Aron's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Orndorf desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Aron is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Aron lands a nice short elbow.
Orndorf moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aron lands a couple of elbows.
Orndorf is rocked!
Aron keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Orndorf's head.
Oh Orndorf is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aron landing some decent shots from guard.
Orndorf trying to control the position.
Aron throwing strikes but missing.
Orndorf trying to control the position here.
Orndorf seems to have got his legs back now.
Aron working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Aron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Aron's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Orndorf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Aron tries to counter it with a takedown but Orndorf pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Aron staying out of range there.
Aron feints the counter takedown.
Orndorf throws out a loose jab but Aron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orndorf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aron circles away quickly and effectively.
Orndorf connects with a nice looking jab.
Orndorf's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aron under the eye.
Orndorf throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aron counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aron slips a jab and a cross from Orndorf.
Aron tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Orndorf misses with a few strikes there.
Aron is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Aron has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orndorf lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Orndorf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aron is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Daniel Orndorf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Orndorf finds it's way through Aron's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orndorf throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orndorf misses with a looping left.
Aron moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Orndorf jabs Aron right on the nose. Aron blinks but takes it well.
Orndorf misses with a combination
and Aron counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aron throws a big right hand that misses.
Aron stands up over Orndorf, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aron being controlled here momentarily.
Orndorf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aron working some strikes from top position.
Aron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Orndorf holds on and takes a little breather.
Aron scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aron loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aron works over Orndorf with some ground and pound from guard.
Orndorf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aron is one step ahead there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Aron. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Orndorf has momentary wrist control but Aron slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aron accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aron throws a big elbow that misses.
Orndorf trying to control the position here.
Orndorf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orndorf utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Orndorf is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aron throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orndorf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aron with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aron scoring with punches to the head and body.
Orndorf working a defensive guard here.
Aron in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orndorf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aron trying to control but Orndorf is working from the bottom.
Aron postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aron wants to control from the top but Orndorf keeps moving.
Orndorf looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Aron postures up and lands a big shot to Orndorf's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aron's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Aron trying to control the position from guard on top but Orndorf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henry Aron has got the better of the ground game so far.
Orndorf pulls Aron in close to prevent any damage.
Aron postures up in Orndorf's guard and throws a big left but Orndorf blocks it.
Aron in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Orndorf bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aron's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aron is looking for a triangle but Orndorf pushes his legs off easily.
Orndorf stopping the sweep attempt from Aron.
Aron pulls Orndorf in close to prevent any damage.
Orndorf is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Orndorf has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Orndorf wants to control from the top but Aron keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Orndorf dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Aron's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Orndorf lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Orndorf with a nice cross.
Orndorf missing with a left hand there. Aron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aron feints the counter takedown.
Orndorf throws a series of strikes that have Aron backpedaling.
Orndorf throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Orndorf.
Orndorf with a nice cross.
Orndorf works over Aron's head and body with a nice combination.
Aron is rocked!
Daniel Orndorf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orndorf throws a sloppy body shot
and Aron counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Orndorf!
Aron tries to score with some ground and pound. Orndorf controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Aron creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Aron tries to score with some ground and pound. Orndorf controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aron works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Orndorf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aron working away.
Aron lands a decent elbow from side control.
Orndorf takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Orndorf is looking to regain half guard here but Aron keeps moving and retains side control.
Aron looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Orndorf is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orndorf is working to avoid the ground and pound but Aron connects with a decent elbow.
Orndorf parries the strikes from Aron easily there. Aron is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Orndorf to escape.
Orndorf struggling a bit here.
Aron lands a nice forearm strike.
Aron working the ground and pound.
Aron fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Orndorf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orndorf can't do much from the bottom here.
Aron scoring with punches from side control.
The strikes coming from Aron are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Aron connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Orndorf some visible discomfort.
Orndorf tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aron is putting a hurting on Orndorf here, landing some big shots from side control.
Orndorf tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aron wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aron has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Aron lands a big elbow - Orndorf is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Orndorf is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Henry Aron!
Henry Aron is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Henry Aron, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Daniel Orndorf was interviewed post fight and said 'Well... That could have gone better. I'll get back in the gym and be back, better than ever.'.
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