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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikio Okita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz's entrance music is 2Pac - All Eyes On Me. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Forrest Ortiz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikio Okita!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz misses with a low kick.
Okita blocks a leg kick.
Ortiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ortiz swinging wildly here.
Ortiz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Okita.
Ortiz leaves Okita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ortiz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ortiz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Okita will feel that in the morning.
Ortiz lands a body shot.
Okita avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ortiz, right into the meat.
Forrest Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okita checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okita dips to his left and cracks Ortiz with an uppercut!
Ortiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Okita moves out of range as Ortiz strikes.
Ortiz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Okita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortiz.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okita moves away.
Okita cracks Ortiz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Ortiz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Okita drives through with a takedown into guard.
Okita trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz seems keen to control Okita's posture.
Okita postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Forrest Ortiz just wasn't active enough.
Ortiz scores with a hook to the body. Okita takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz tries to land a leg kick but Okita saw it coming and moves away.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz tried to score with a low kick but Okita checks it.
Ortiz misses with a body kick.
Okita comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Forrest Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz lands a front kick.
Okita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Forrest Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikio Okita.
Okita misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ortiz misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Okita takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okita.
Okita moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Okita moves forwards but Ortiz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Okita thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okita waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a combination that misses
and Okita makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ortiz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut. Okita saw that one coming.
Ortiz lands a leg kick that knocks Okita off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Okita checks it well.
Ortiz connects with a leg kick. Okita looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ortiz moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mikio Okita has been cut.
Okita is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ortiz is defending well.
Okita can't break the clinch.
Okita dodges an elbow strike from Ortiz.
Okita takes an elbow to the temple.
Ortiz lands a nice elbow.
Okita tries to pull guard but Ortiz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Ortiz.
Okita is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ortiz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Okita is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Ortiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikio Okita's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Ortiz.
Okita slips a jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but Okita checks it.
Okita thows a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz looks to land a right hand but Okita moved out of range.
Okita misses with a hook.
Okita avoids the body shot from Ortiz.
Okita just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz wants to slow Okita down by chopping away at his legs.
Okita moves out of range of the body kick from Ortiz.
Okita shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ortiz sprawls well. Ortiz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Okita gets slowly back to his feet.
Okita throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okita takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Okita looks to land a right hand but Ortiz moved out of range.
Okita throws a shot from downtown. Ortiz moves away and avoids it.
Forrest Ortiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortiz misses with a low kick.
Okita takes a jab right on the kisser.
Horrible takedown by Okita or perhaps it was just good defense by Ortiz which made him look bad.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Okita ducks under and follows up with a left that Okita also avoids with ease.
Ortiz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Okita fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Forrest Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikio Okita.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
Ortiz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Okita's sensitive parts.
Ortiz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Okita misses with a hook
and Ortiz counters with a solid body kick.
Ortiz stalks Okita and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Okita's face. Okita staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz misses the shot to the body.
Ortiz feints and then cracks Okita's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okita down.
Okita takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ortiz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Okita's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Okita has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a low kick, looking for Okita's leg but Okita calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ortiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Okita takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Okita crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ortiz - the referee stops the clock and Okita gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ortiz. Okita manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Okita loads up on a big right hand but Ortiz slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Ortiz.
Okita misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming.
Okita stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ortiz.
Ortiz scores with a nice body kick.
Ortiz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ortiz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Okita is able to avoid easily.
Ortiz thumps Okita with a low kick.
Good exchange - Ortiz coming out on top.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Ortiz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okita punishes Ortiz's body with a nice straight punch.
Okita lands a lovely overhand right.
Ortiz swings for the body but Okita moves out of range.
Okita misses the shot to the body.
Ortiz misses with a lunging right hand
and Okita counters with a left to the body.
Okita throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ortiz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Ortiz misses.
Okita takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ortiz avoids the body shot from Okita.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Ortiz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikio Okita's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Horrible takedown by Okita or perhaps it was just good defense by Ortiz which made him look bad.
Okita throws a sloppy body shot
and Ortiz counters with a thumping low kick.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Okita swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Okita looks for a takedown but Ortiz sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Ortiz. No joy for Okita on that attempt.
Forrest Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikio Okita.
Okita fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ortiz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Okita throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Okita tests Ortiz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ortiz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Okita bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Okita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ortiz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to regain half guard here but Okita keeps moving and retains side control.
Okita tries to move to mount but Ortiz blocks the move with his legs.
What's Ortiz going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Ortiz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ortiz is looking for a sweep.
Ortiz sneaks back into half guard.
Okita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
Ortiz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Okita trying to mount his opponent but Ortiz defends it.
Ortiz trying to control here.
Ortiz holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Okita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Okita is trying to control the action in half guard but Ortiz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okita wants to pass the guard but Ortiz is defending well.
Ortiz is trying to control but can't.
Okita moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Okita.
Ortiz wants to control but Okita postures up.
Okita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Okita tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ortiz regains half guard, as Okita was trying to land strikes.
Okita trying to mount his opponent but Ortiz defends it.
Ortiz is trying to control but can't.
Ortiz is pressing down on Okita's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ortiz wants to sweep but no luck.
Mikio Okita has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okita trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz controls Okita momentarily but Okita frees himself.
Ortiz can't keep his opponent in guard - Okita advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Okita works his way into full mount!
Ortiz is looking to improve his position but Okita isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okita looking to control but Ortiz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikio Okita really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikio Okita's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ortiz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ortiz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Okita's sensitive parts.
Ortiz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Okita under the eye.
Okita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortiz.
Okita misses with a body shot.
Okita shoots in but Ortiz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Okita shoots in for a double leg but Ortiz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Good exchange - Ortiz coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a kick to the body.
Okita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okita takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Okita moves out of range of the leg kick from Ortiz.
Okita keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Okita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Ortiz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Okita is avoiding it.
Ortiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Okita closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Okita looking to score a takedown here. Ortiz is defending well but Okita drives through and ends up in Ortiz's guard.
Okita stands and throws Ortiz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to buck Okita off but Okita is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Ortiz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Okita lands a few punches from side control.
Ortiz tries to buck Okita off but Okita is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz wants to control but Okita postures up.
Okita throws an elbow but Ortiz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Okita working the head and body with strikes.
Okita tries for a kimura but Ortiz is defending well.
Okita tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Okita has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Okita is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Okita controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to control Okita's posture but Okita avoids it.
Okita working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Okita scoring with punches and elbows.
Okita working away.
Okita fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to bench press Okita off him but Okita keeps the position.
Okita working the ground and pound.
Ortiz defending against the ground and pound.
Okita passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ortiz!
Okita looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Okita throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ortiz because Okita loaded up on that one.
Ortiz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okita wants to pass to mount but Ortiz is defending the position.
Ortiz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz wants to control the action here but instead Okita manages to pass to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mikio Okita will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mikio Okita's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Okita misses with a looping left.
Ortiz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Okita looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range.
Ortiz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Okita's sensitive parts.
Okita takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortiz.
Horrible takedown by Okita or perhaps it was just good defense by Ortiz which made him look bad.
Ortiz throws a looping overhand right but Okita ducks down to avoid it.
Okita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okita throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Okita avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ortiz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but Okita moved away.
Okita takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ortiz scores with a leg kick.
Ortiz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
No luck for Okita with that takedown attempt.
Okita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okita moves out of range as Ortiz throws a body kick.
Ortiz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ortiz wants it to stay on the feet.
Forrest Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikio Okita.
Ortiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okita.
Okita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ortiz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Okita under the eye.
Okita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz works the jab nicely.
Okita takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Okita moves out of range of the body kick from Ortiz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okita connects with the punch.
Ortiz connects with a leg kick. Okita looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Okita shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ortiz as he jumps to the side.
Okita moves out of range of the body kick.
Ortiz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ortiz swings for the body but Okita moves out of range.
Okita fails with the takedown.
Ortiz tries to land a front kick but Okita steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ortiz looks to land a body kick but Okita moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Okita.
Okita has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ortiz.
Okita sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ortiz throws a body punch but Okita moves out of range.
Ortiz tries to land a leg kick but Okita saw it coming and moves away.
Okita scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ortiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Okita's calf.
Ortiz slaps away a takedown attempt from Okita, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ortiz - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crunch! Ortiz slams his shin into Okita's torso.
Okita is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ortiz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Ortiz!
Forrest Ortiz retains his welterweight title!
Forrest Ortiz spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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