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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Domenic Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Len Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amato comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
21 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Domenic Amato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Len Orton!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton connects with a body shot that sends Amato's belly button to the back.
Amato throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Orton's waist but Orton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Amato off to one side.
Amato staying out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Orton. Amato shrugs it off though.
Amato connects with a body shot.
Amato misses with a wild combination.
Orton takes a swing at Amato's ribcage but misses.
Orton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Amato misses with a straight left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orton.
Amato throws a hook to the side of Orton's head but Orton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Amato is looking to chop away at Orton's legs.
Amato lands a jab to the head.
Amato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A head kick misses from Amato.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Amato sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Orton somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orton misses with a looping left.
Orton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Orton moves away from the strike by Amato.
Amato takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Domenic Amato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Amato lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Orton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Amato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Orton.
Orton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Amato on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orton throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Amato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton lands an overhand right.
Orton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amato manages to avoid it.
Amato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amato throws a leg kick but Orton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Amato connects with a looping right hand.
Orton moves out of range of the strikes.
Orton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Amato thows a body shot but no joy.
Amato cracks Orton with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Amato misses.
Orton looks to score with a jab to the body but Amato is just out of range.
Orton tests Amato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orton takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amato blocks a body shot from Orton.
Amato pulls guard effortlessly.
Amato tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amato is trying to keep Orton in close.
Orton looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton throwing strikes but missing.
Orton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Orton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Orton preventing the sweep.
Orton controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orton misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton looks to score with a jab to the body but Amato is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Orton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Amato lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Len Orton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice jab there from Amato.
Amato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orton.
Amato throws a chopping leg kick but Orton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Amato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Amato is out of range and Orton settles back down.
Amato lands with a nice body punch.
Orton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amato manages to avoid it.
Amato swats away the attempt to clinch by Orton.
Amato misses the jab.
Amato uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Orton misses with a looping right.
Amato fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Orton checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amato swats away the attempt to clinch by Orton.
Amato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Amato lands a high kick!
Amato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Orton.
Len Orton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Orton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Amato makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Amato throws a head kick but Orton moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Amato.
Orton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Orton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amato.
Amato tries to move into range but Orton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton shoots in for a takedown but Amato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick by Orton misses
and Amato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Orton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Amato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orton's sensitive parts.
Amato thows a body shot but no joy.
Orton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Orton misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Orton there.
Amato throws a jab when Orton was well out of range.
Orton moves out of range as Amato throws a body kick.
Orton lands a slapping body shot.
Orton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amato swings widly with a right hand
and Orton counters with an inside leg kick.
Orton misses with a straight right.
Amato loads up on a big right hand but Orton slips the punch.
Orton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Amato backs up against the cage.
Amato rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orton slips under a jab from Amato.
Orton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Amato has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Orton avoids the head kick by Amato.
Orton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amato.
Orton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amato throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amato checks a leg kick nicely.
Orton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Amatos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Amato leaves Orton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Domenic Amato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Len Orton.
Orton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amato.
Amato scores with a nice strike.
Some wild striking there from Amato.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Amato.
Orton shoots in for a takedown but Amato shows good takedown defense.
Orton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Amato.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Len Orton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Orton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Amato throws out the jab.
Orton tries to score with a low kick but Amato moves his leg out of the way.
Orton throws a shot to the body.
Orton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Amato if he has to take too many more of those.
Amato throws a jab when Orton was well out of range.
Amato throws a leg kick that is checked
and Orton counters with a straight right hand.
Amato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orton misses with a wild body shot.
Orton throws a right hand that Amato ducks under and follows up with a left that Amato also avoids with ease.
Amato just misses with a punch to the body.
Amato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Orton.
Amato swings for the body but Orton moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amato throws a hook but Orton blocks it.
Amato throws a lazy uppercut
and Orton counters with a nice uppercut.
Orton connects with a single shot there.
Orton throws the left hand but Amato avoids the punch easily.
Orton moves away from the strike by Amato.
Orton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amato.
A chopping leg kick lands by Amato.
Orton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amato misses with a hook.
Amato walks into a jab.
Orton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Orton.
Orton checks a low kick from Amato.
Orton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice sprawl there from Amato as Orton shoots in.
Amato throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amato thows a body shot but no joy.
Orton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amato.
Amato slaps away a takedown attempt from Orton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Domenic Amato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Len Orton.
Amato misses with a double jab.
Amato 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.
Orton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amato manages to avoid it.
Orton pushes Amato up against the cage in a clinch.
Orton gets underhooks to prevent Amato's takedown attempt.
Domenic Amato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Orton tries to work over Amato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Orton.
Orton tries a body shot but Amato blocks it.
Orton misses with a punch to the body.
Orton misses with a punch to the body.
Amato avoids the elbow strike from Orton, against the cage.
Amato blocks a body shot from Orton.
Len Orton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amato misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orton lands a right hand.
Amato jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Orton walks away with a smile on his face. Amato gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Len 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Len Orton!
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