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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Aria Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aria Sr comes to the cage accompanied by .. Ortiz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Here comes the boom. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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205 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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213 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Aria Sr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Aria Sr.
Aria Sr digs a good body shot into Ortiz's ribs.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Aria Sr moves out of range easily.
Aria Sr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aria Sr lands with a left to the head.
Ortiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aria Sr wants to break free but Ortiz has control.
Aria Sr misses with a punch on the inside.
Aria Sr gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ortiz is looking for a sweep. Aria Sr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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. Aria Sr connects with a nice short shot to Ortiz's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz taking some punishment here, with Aria Sr in his half guard.
Aria Sr working Ortiz over with strikes.
Ortiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aria Sr.
Aria Sr working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aria Sr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ortiz's head.
Aria Sr thows a huge punch but Ortiz dodges it nicely.
Aria Sr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Aria Sr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aria Sr prevents Ortiz from standing back up.
Aria Sr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aria Sr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ortiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aria Sr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aria Sr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aria Sr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ortiz's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aria Sr swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz throws a leg kick which misses Aria Sr's front leg but catches the back leg as Aria Sr tries to avoid it.
Aria Sr takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Aria Sr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aria Sr ducks under a wild hook from Ortiz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aria Sr looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortiz is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortiz feints and then cracks Aria Sr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aria Sr down.
Ortiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ortiz misses with a leg kick.
Ortiz tries to land a front kick but Aria Sr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aria Sr throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Aria Sr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aria Sr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ortiz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Aria Sr from controlling successfully.
Aria Sr works over Ortiz with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aria Sr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aria Sr.
Aria Sr wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Ortiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aria Sr throws and elbow that misses. Ortiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aria Sr's guard. Nice move by Ortiz!
Aria Sr 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.
Ortiz stays in close to Aria Sr's body and controls the position.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aria Sr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aria Sr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aria Sr throws a strike but Ortiz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Aria Sr pulls Ortiz in close to his closed guard and prevents Ortiz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Aria Sr working a defensive guard here.
Aria Sr is pulling down on Ortiz's head to control his posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Aria Sr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz wants to pass the guard but Aria Sr is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Aria Sr dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ortiz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aria Sr checks it well.
Aria Sr works Ortiz's body with a nice hook.
Aria Sr tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Aria Sr moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Aria Sr misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ortiz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aria Sr throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Aria Sr is having none of it.
Aria Sr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Aria Sr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz wants to clinch but Aria Sr slips to the side
and Aria Sr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aria Sr thows a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz throws a push kick but Aria Sr slaps the foot to one side.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Tito Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aria Sr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ortiz's head backwards.
Aria Sr takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
Aria Sr scores with a sloppy right hand. Ortiz should have avoided that one.
Shawn Aria Sr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aria Sr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
A slow jab from Aria Sr misses its intended target.
Aria Sr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ortiz throws a body kick that misses.
Ortiz scores with a kick to the body.
Aria Sr throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz moves forwards but Aria Sr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aria Sr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aria Sr lands a nice shot that snaps Ortiz's head back.
Aria Sr looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Aria Sr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ortiz but Ortiz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aria Sr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aria Sr misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz looks to throw the jab but Aria Sr is out of range.
Ortiz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aria Sr misses with a body shot.
Aria Sr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aria Sr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ortiz won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Ortiz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aria Sr misses with the ground and pound.
Ortiz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Aria Sr.
Ortiz tries to escape but Aria Sr is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aria Sr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Aria Sr misses with the ground and pound.
Ortiz prevents Aria Sr from improving position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aria Sr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ortiz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aria Sr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Aria Sr lands a nice looking body shot.
Aria Sr cracks Ortiz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aria Sr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aria Sr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ortiz defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Aria Sr misses
and Ortiz counters with a good, hard body kick but Aria Sr shrugs it off.
Aria Sr looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aria Sr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Ortiz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aria Sr misses the jab.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Aria Sr moves out of range.
Aria Sr lands a jab to the head.
Ortiz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tito Ortiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ortiz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz is looking to slow Aria Sr down with leg kicks.
Aria Sr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aria Sr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aria Sr throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
Ortiz misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Ortiz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ortiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aria Sr's calf.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortiz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aria Sr will feel that in the morning.
Aria Sr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ortiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aria Sr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aria Sr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Ortiz keeps Aria Sr at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aria Sr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ortiz. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz misses the jab.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aria Sr throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aria Sr moves away.
Ortiz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Aria Sr ducks under a wild hook from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ortiz lands with a kick to the temple. Aria Sr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ortiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Aria Sr can't find room to land a body shot as Ortiz controls the action.
Aria Sr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ortiz taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aria Sr.
Aria Sr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ortiz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aria Sr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ortiz is keeping busy.
Ortiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aria Sr tries to clinch up.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Aria Sr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz moves out of range as Aria Sr strikes.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz tries to clinch
and Aria Sr counters by clinching up.
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!
Aria Sr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Aria Sr fails to land.
Aria Sr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ortiz or not.
Aria Sr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aria Sr working aggressively here.
Aria Sr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ortiz can't break the clinch.
Aria Sr looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Aria Sr.
Aria Sr landing knees to the head.
Aria Sr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ortiz just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aria Sr looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Ortiz blocks an elbow strike.
Ortiz wants to break free but Aria Sr has control.
Ortiz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aria Sr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ortiz wants to break free but Aria Sr has control.
Ortiz blocks an uppercut.
Aria Sr pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ortiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aria Sr is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Aria Sr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aria Sr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ortiz breaks the clinch.
Ortiz tries to land a front kick but Aria Sr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aria Sr lands with a straight right. Ortiz didn't see that one coming.
Aria Sr throws a lazy right hand but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aria Sr throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Ortiz throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ortiz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ortiz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ortiz cracks the inside of Aria Sr's front leg.
Ortiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aria Sr misses with a body shot
and Ortiz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Aria Sr really felt that one!
Ortiz tries to clinch up.
Ortiz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aria Sr blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a nice body kick.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aria Sr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortiz.
A slow jab from Aria Sr misses its intended target.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ortiz lands with a slapping head kick.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but Aria Sr moved away.
Ortiz lands a head kick!
Ortiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ortiz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Ortiz!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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