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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjiro Hida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjiro Hida has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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276 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benjiro Hida!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hida avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Hida dives in and grabs Ortiz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ortiz pushes down on Hida's head and hops out.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Hida.
Ortiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ortiz connects with a nice looking jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hida slips a jab and a cross from Ortiz.
Hida throws a series of punches but Ortiz moves out of range.
Kevin Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Ortiz.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Hida avoids it well.
Hida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Hida avoids it well.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hida.
A combination from Ortiz does no damage.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hida.
Sloppy strikes from Ortiz. Those never looked like landing.
Ortiz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hida loads up on a big right hand but Ortiz slips the punch.
Hida scores with a takedown into Ortiz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hida slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ortiz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hida chips away with some ground and pound.
Hida controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hida throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hida's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hida stopping the sweep attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz being controlled here, momentarily.
Ortiz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hida controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ortiz wants to stand but Hida is controlling the position.
Hida is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Benjiro Hida.
Some bone on bone action there as Hida checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Hida avoids them all with ease.
Hida moves into the clinch successfully.
Hida just leaning against Ortiz, taking a breather.
Ortiz misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortiz.
Hida is trying to trip Ortiz. He has hold of a leg but Ortiz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hida persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ortiz could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hida throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hida slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hida with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hida slips nicely into half guard.
Hida takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hida takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ortiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hida slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hida prevents Ortiz from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hida keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjiro Hida dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hida throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Ortiz misses with the combination.
Hida looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hida circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hida tries to clinch up.
Hida fails to land the takedown.
Ortiz misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hida shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Benjiro Hida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortiz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hida controlling from mount.
Ortiz tries to hold on but Hida postures up.
Hida controlling the pace for now.
Hida landing shots from mount.
Hida lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hida controlling the pace for now.
Ortiz is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hida looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ortiz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hida controlling from mount.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ortiz really wants to buck Hida off and get back to his feet.
Ortiz tries to lock up and control but Hida gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hida content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hida has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ortiz's face.
Hida scoring with strikes but Ortiz is staying in there.
Ortiz wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hida looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hida with shots to the head and body - Ortiz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hida looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Hida.
Hida lands a heavy elbow.
Ortiz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ortiz can't escape the position.
Hida looking to finish Ortiz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ortiz!
Ortiz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hida dominating with strikes here.
Ortiz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hida controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjiro Hida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Ortiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ortiz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hida throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Ortiz. Those never looked like landing.
Ortiz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ortiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hida. That did some damage!
Hida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ortiz counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a series of wild punches.
Hida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ortiz misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortiz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Hida avoids it well.
Hida misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortiz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz throws a series of punches but Hida moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hida to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hida controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hida passes into half guard.
Hida stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Benjiro Hida.
Ortiz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ortiz does no damage.
Kevin Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz lands a two punch combo.
Hida takes the fight into the clinch.
Ortiz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ortiz's defenses.
It looks like Kevin Ortiz has been cut.
Hida pulls guard effortlessly.
Hida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ortiz throws a strike but Hida rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hida is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hida working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ortiz's head.
Hida content to stall in guard here.
Ortiz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hida is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ortiz wants to sweep but no luck.
Hida prevents Ortiz from getting back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hida sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Benjiro Hida is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benjiro Hida has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hida scores with a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hida avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kevin Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ortiz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjiro Hida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hida winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjiro Hida!
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energy
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RATING
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