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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Ezuego (ranked 4555 p4p, 25132 weight class) and Manuel Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Ezuego
vs
Ortega

181 cm
25
175
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
175
0 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Ezuego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manuel Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Ezuego. No joy for Ortega on that attempt.
Ortega goes for a double leg but Ezuego avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ezuego continues to drive forward.

Ezuego closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Well, if Ezuego is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ezuego prevents Ortega from improving his position.
Ezuego controlling the action here.
Ortega is trying to get back to full guard.
Ezuego sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ezuego is looking to advance position but Ortega won't allow it.
Ezuego looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ezuego wants to free his trapped foot but Ortega is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ezuego content to control rather than advance.
Ortega is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ezuego in particular looking to stall.
Ezuego working the head and body with strikes.
Ezuego working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ortega works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ezuego is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ezuego distracts Ortega with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ortega working a defensive guard here.
Ezuego trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ortega controls Ezuego momentarily but Ezuego frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortega has momentary wrist control but Ezuego slips an elbow through the middle.
Ezuego postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ezuego working some strikes from top position.
Ezuego sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ezuego wants to pass the guard but Ortega is keeping the position.
Ezuego is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ezuego is in close to Ortega's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ortega can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ezuego controls the pace.
Ezuego is working Ortega over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ezuego trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ortega is looking for a triangle but Ezuego pushes his legs off easily.

That's four 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.
Ezuego stays in close to Ortega's body and controls the position.
Ezuego slips nicely into half guard.
Ground and pound from Ezuego.

Ezuego is looking for a kimura here.
Ezuego is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Ezuego is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ortega has managed to free his arm - good work.

Ortega actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Ezuego dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ezuego.
Ezuego staying calm.
Ezuego landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Ortega's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ezuego takes a little break here. Ortega wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Ezuego is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ortega has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ezuego wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ortega is trying to control Ezuego's posture but Ezuego avoids it.
Ezuego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortega can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega is trying to buck Ezuego off.

Ezuego is trying to get an arm triangle but Ortega is defending well.
Ezuego wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ortega keeps working.
Ezuego just content to control the position.
Ortega takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ezuego is looking to take a break and control but Ortega is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ezuego staying calm.

Ezuego tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ezuego is looking to take a break and control but Ortega is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ortega can't do much from the bottom here.
Ortega is looking for a sweep.
Ezuego working the body and head with strikes.
Ezuego is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ezuego thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ezuego controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ezuego's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ortega is not content to let Ezuego control the position.

Ezuego wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ortega, who protects the arm well.
Ortega is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ezuego connects with a decent elbow.
Ezuego taking a breather here.

Ezuego is trying to get an arm triangle but Ortega is defending well.
Ezuego trying to control the action but Ortega is working from the bottom.

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.
You can see the frustration on Ortega's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ortega is trying to control Ezuego's posture but Ezuego avoids it.
Ortega tries to bench press Ezuego off him but Ezuego keeps the position.
Ortega is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ezuego is controlling him well.
Ezuego controls the position from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ezuego cracks Ortega with a big right hand but Ortega just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ezuego controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Ezuego dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ezuego gets a double leg takedown into Ortega's guard.
Ezuego sitting in guard here, content to control.

Ortega is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ezuego working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ezuego showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jason Ezuego overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ezuego is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ezuego lands a couple of elbows.
Ezuego looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega is trying to control the position but Ezuego postures up.
Ortega looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ezuego is one step ahead there.
Ezuego tries to free his leg and advance position but Ortega is retaining full guard.
Ezuego seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ezuego passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ezuego wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ortega keeps working.
Ezuego staying calm.
Ortega is trying to get back to half guard.
Ezuego working away.
Ortega tries to buck Ezuego off but Ezuego is having none of it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ezuego trying to control the position but Ortega is working away.

Ezuego is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ortega has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ezuego tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ortega is letting Ezuego control him for a moment.
Ezuego trying to control the position but Ortega is working away.
Ortega is trying to improve his position.

That's four 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.
Ortega struggling a bit here.
Ezuego taking a breather here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ortega wants to control but Ezuego postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ezuego is putting a hurting on Ortega here, landing some big shots from side control.
The referee asks Ezuego politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ezuego prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ortega is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ezuego has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Manuel Ortega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortega takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Ezuego showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ezuego 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Ezuego!
Jason Ezuego thanked the fans post fight for their support.