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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Wiet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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135 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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BJJ White Belt
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Wiet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Wiet.
Wiet throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick from Wiet lands but Ortiz takes it in his stride.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Wiet is avoiding it.
Ortiz wants to clinch.
Ortiz misses with a straight left.
Wiet slips under a jab.
Wiet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mike Wiet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiet darts in trying to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a solid body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiet closes the distance and pushes Ortiz back into the cage.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ortiz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ortiz tries a knee to the head but Wiet blocks it.
Ortiz trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiz lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from Wiet.
Ortiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wiet. That did some damage!
Ortiz scores with a head kick.
Wiet throws a lazy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Ortiz throws the kick towards the body but Wiet avoids it.
Ortiz forces Wiet back against the cage and clinches.
Ortiz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiet manages to break the clinch.
Wiet throws a head kick that misses
and Ortiz counters with a good, hard body kick but Wiet shrugs it off.
Wiet moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Ortiz tries to clinch up.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ortiz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Wiet.
Wiet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortiz cracks Wiet with a good jab.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortiz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ortiz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ortiz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick by Wiet misses
and Ortiz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wiet throws a lazy head kick
and Wiet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wiet moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Wiet throws a lazy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a thumping low kick.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiet throws a sloppy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiet wants to clinch.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wiet tries to clinch up.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiet throws a sloppy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a low kick, right behind Wiet 's knee.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiet avoids the body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wiet rushes Ortiz and presses him up against the cage.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortiz.
Wiet throws a head kick that misses
and Ortiz counters with a body kick.
Wiet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wiet throws a sloppy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a leg kick.
Wiet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortiz doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiet circles away.
Wiet scores with a head kick.
Wiet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Ortiz will probably get the nod.
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.
A head kick by Wiet misses
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wiet has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wiet tries to clinch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Wiet closes the distance but Ortiz moves to the side
and Ortiz counters with a left to the body.
Wiet closes the distance and clinches.
Ortiz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wiet blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiet breaks from the clinch.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Wiet moves out of range.
Wiet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiet throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Mike Wiet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a leg kick.
Wiet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiet tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.
Wiet has managed to clinch.
Wiet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiet darts in and clinches Ortiz up against the cage.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiet throws a head kick that misses
and Ortiz counters with a head kick. That will keep Wiet thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wiet scores with a head kick.
Ortiz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wiet is able to avoid easily.
Wiet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiet tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.
Wiet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Wiet breaks from the clinch.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiet moves into the clinch successfully.
Ortiz looking to stall.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ortiz missing with knees to the body.
Wiet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wiet checks a low kick from Ortiz.
Wiet doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortiz circles away.
Wiet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Wiet throws knees to the body.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiet wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.
Wiet ducks right into an uppercut from Ortiz.
Wiet clinches with his opponent.
Wiet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet avoiding damage as Ortiz throws knees to the body.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Ortiz lands a knee to the body.
Ortiz throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ortiz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wiet is defending well for now.
Wiet manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wiet counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiet closes the distance and clinches.
Wiet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wiet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wiet connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ortiz's face.
Ortiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Wiet avoids the damage to the body.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiet moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Wiet is looking to clinch but Ortiz is avoiding it.
Wiet is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Ortiz misses.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortiz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ortiz tries to keep at a distance but Wiet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz looking to throw knees to the head but Wiet is blocking nicely.
Ortiz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wiet.
Wiet breaks from the clinch.
Wiet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiet tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Wiet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiet scores with a head kick.
Wiet closes the distance and clinches.
Wiet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Wiet dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wiet forces Ortiz back against the cage and clinches.
Wiet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wiet with a knee to the head.
Ortiz looking to throw knees to the head but Wiet is blocking nicely.
Wiet manages to break the clinch.
Wiet lands a head kick. Ortiz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wiet throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ortiz's head.
Ortiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wiet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiet tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick by Wiet misses
and Ortiz counters with a body kick.
Wiet forces Ortiz back against the cage and clinches.
Ortiz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wiet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz throws a leg kick
and Wiet counters with a head kick.
Wiet throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wiet tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiet throws a sloppy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a nice leg kick.
Wiet plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ortiz throws a head kick but Wiet moves out of range.
Ortiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wiet throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiet clinches.
Wiet tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
Wiet managing to block the knees to the body from Ortiz.
Wiet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiet manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiet wants to clinch.
Wiet has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiet landing knees to the head.
Wiet connects with a knee to the head.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiet throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Wiet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiet moves into the clinch successfully.
Wiet breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Wiet.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiet closes the distance and pushes Ortiz back into the cage.
Wiet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Wiet.
Wiet tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Wiet.
Wiet throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Wiet is looking to clinch.
Wiet throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiet tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiet tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Wiet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ortiz, pushing him back against the cage.
Ortiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wiet crunches a lovely knee into Ortiz's ribcage.
Wiet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wiet throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Wiet throws a head kick that half lands.
Wiet tries to clinch up.
Wiet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiet lands with a slapping head kick.
Wiet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
David Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiet moves into range and clinches up with Ortiz.
Wiet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiet misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Wiet lands but Ortiz takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Wiet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wiet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Mike Wiet!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Mike Wiet!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Mike Wiet!
Mike Wiet wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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