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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vega Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Valens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes into the arena with Dope - Die mother fucker die blaring out of the sound system. Valens has chosen Brand Nubian - Punks Jump Up To Get Beat Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vega Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Valens!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Valens shoots in and drives through. Ortiz sprawls well.
Valens throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Valens moves out of range as Ortiz strikes.
A cross from Valens lands.
Ortiz waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Valens.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortiz.
Valens takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Jimmy Valens has been cut.
A jab from Valens finds it's way through Ortiz's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valens thuds his shin into the meat of Ortiz's side.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valens misses with a combination
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortiz misses with a low kick as Valens jumps back.
Ortiz connects with a high kick.
Valens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valens paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Valens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Valens 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.
Ortiz is bucking up trying to escape but Valens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Valens throwing strikes here but Ortiz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valens working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Valens.
Ortiz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Valens thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Valens unloading with bombs!
Valens landing strikes, looking to finish!
Valens is landing with some decent strikes but Ortiz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ortiz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Valens landing punches.
Valens is landing with some decent strikes but Ortiz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ortiz taking shots to the head.
Valens raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valens lands a big elbow.
Valens raining down shots from the mount!
Ortiz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Valens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Valens punishing his opponent with strikes.
Valens lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
Valens lands a big elbow.
Valens in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Valens punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Valens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valens landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valens working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ortiz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Valens looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Valens scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ortiz?
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
Valens landing strikes, looking to finish!
Valens lands a big shot there that rocks Ortiz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Valens lands with some strikes.
Valens lands a nice shot to the head.
Ortiz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Valens lands a big shot there that rocks Ortiz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valens connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Valens with good strikes from the mount here!
Valens raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valens unloading with bombs!
Ortiz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Valens tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
Valens 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.
Valens lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz trying desperately to get to his feet.
Valens working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Valens 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.
BOOM! Valens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Valens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Valens's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Valens jabs Ortiz right on the nose. Ortiz blinks but takes it well.
Valens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Valens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Valens misses with an attempted mid kick.
Valens throws a good cross that connects.
Ortiz throws a right hand that Valens ducks under and follows up with a left that Valens also avoids with ease.
Valens closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ortiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Valens.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
Valens throwing shots but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Valens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ortiz wants to stand back up but Valens manages to pass into side control.
Valens misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ortiz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jimmy Valens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valens lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Valens scores with a sloppy right hand. Ortiz should have avoided that one.
Valens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valens scores with a jab.
Valens looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Ortiz fails to land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valens.
Ortiz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ortiz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vega Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valens shoots for a takedown but Ortiz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ortiz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Valens throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valens cracks Ortiz with an open hand slap.
A nice combination there by Ortiz.
Valens throws a head kick that misses.
Jimmy Valens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valens.
Vega Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Valens digs a good hook to Ortiz's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Valens.
Valens looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Valens won't allow Ortiz to get back to his feet.
Valens distracts Ortiz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ortiz is looking to stand up but Valens isn't so interested in that idea.
Valens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valens lands a couple of elbows.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Valens from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Valens lands a head kick!
Valens goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ortiz lands a head kick!
Valens connects with a crisp jab.
Valens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortiz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Valens.
Valens lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that Valens avoids nicely.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valens closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Valens lands in his opponent's guard.
Ortiz pushes Valens off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valens swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ortiz.
Valens lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ortiz will feel that in the morning.
Valens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ortiz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Valens blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz slips under a jab from Valens.
Valens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valens circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jimmy Valens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valens tries a low kick but Ortiz avoids it.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Valens takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck for Valens with that takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Valens moves out of range easily.
Valens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Valens tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Valens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Valens's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ortiz throws a head kick but Valens moves out of range.
Ortiz staying out of range there.
Valens scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz stuffs the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ortiz.
Valens scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ortiz is looking to clinch.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Valens.
Ortiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Valens is just out of range.
Ortiz wants to slow Valens down by chopping away at his legs.
Valens shoots in but Ortiz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Valens lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Ortiz.
Valens fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vega Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Valens.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valens lands a nice looking body shot.
Valens drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valens shoots in and drives through. Ortiz sprawls well.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valens shoots in but Ortiz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ortiz throws a series of strikes that have Valens backpedaling.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ortiz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valens listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Valens.
Ortiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valens scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Valens creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Valens looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ortiz is avoiding damage well.
Valens trying to control the action but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Valens prevents Ortiz from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valens is chipping away with strikes.
Ortiz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Valens landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ortiz is trying to buck Valens off.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Valens throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ortiz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jimmy Valens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ortiz misses with a double jab
and Valens counters with a takedown into side control.
Valens tries to score with some ground and pound. Ortiz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Valens seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ortiz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Valens is controlling him well.
Valens landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
Ortiz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ortiz seems a little lost for a moment, as Valens dominates the positioning.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valens.
Nice sprawl there from Ortiz as Valens shoots in.
Ortiz misses with a looping left.
Valens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ortiz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ortiz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ortiz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Valens.
Valens misses with a wild combination.
Ortiz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vega Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortiz throws a lazy right hand but Valens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Valens does it's job there.
Valens smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Valens cracks Ortiz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ortiz walks into a stiff left hand from Valens.
Valens slips under a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Valens.
Valens closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Valens is looking to take a break and control but Ortiz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valens is putting a hurting on Ortiz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ortiz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Valens is controlling him well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Valens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Valens 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Valens!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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