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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ortega's choice of entrance music: Hold Your Color - Pendulum. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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176 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Felix Ortega!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sinclair on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sinclair has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sinclair there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sinclair throws the kick towards the body but Ortega avoids it.
Sinclair fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sinclair will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ortega with a hook.
Ortega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sinclair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sinclair shoots for a takedown but Ortega saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Sinclair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortega throws a body punch but Sinclair moves out of range.
Ortega lands with a nice body kick.
Ortega is looking to clinch but Sinclair is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega tries to clinch but Sinclair is having none of it.
Ortega showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sinclair.
No joy there for Ortega, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortega doesn't manage to clinch there - Sinclair circles away.
Ortega lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Sinclair sprawling to the canvas. Ortega follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Sinclair hang on?
Sinclair is rocked!
Ortega is taking a breather. Sinclair says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sinclair is pressing down on Ortega's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sinclair trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair has Ortega pulled in close to control his posture.
Sinclair trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sinclair tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ortega drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ortega jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ortega slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Sinclair.
Sinclair flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ortega is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Sinclair misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sinclair fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sinclair missing with a left hand there. Ortega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortega is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sinclair.
Felix Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinclair misses with a hook.
Ortega takes the fight into the clinch.
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.
Ortega lands a shot to the body.
Ortega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ortega with a knee to the head.
Sinclair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortega has him pressed against the ropes.
Ortega leaning against his opponent.
Ortega lands with a short shot to the head.
Sinclair managing to block the knees to the body from Ortega.
Ortega looking to stall.
Ortega is pressed up against the ropes. Sinclair has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ortega down to the mat. Ortega avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Ortega lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sinclair doesn't seem phased though.
Ortega cracks Sinclair with a good jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sinclair. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ortega throws a leg kick but Sinclair moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sinclair manages to avoid it.
Ortega darts in trying to clinch
and Sinclair counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ortega!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Ortega dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sinclair closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sinclair lands in his opponent's guard.
Ortega is looking for a triangle but Sinclair pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ortega avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sinclair pushes down on Ortega's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sinclair tries to pass to full mount but Ortega defends it.
Sinclair stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sinclair.
Ortega works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ortega is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sinclair throwing strikes from guard but Ortega blocks nicely.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sinclair looking to sit in guard and control but Ortega gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sinclair trying to keep a closed guard but Ortega is proving a slippery customer.
Ortega trying to control but Sinclair is working from the bottom.
Ortega wants to stand but Sinclair is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sinclair dives on top into guard.
Sinclair looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sinclair throwing strikes from guard but Ortega blocks nicely.
Sinclair has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ortega is looking for a triangle but Sinclair pushes his legs off easily.
Ortega wants to improve his position but instead Sinclair has moved into half guard.
Sinclair is looking to take a break and control but Ortega is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sinclair not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Sinclair dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sinclair throws a hook to the side of Ortega's head but Ortega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortega wants to clinch
so Sinclair counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ortega working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sinclair has passed into half guard!
Sinclair is trying to control. Ortega wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ortega looking for submissions off his back.
Sinclair is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ortega works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sinclair trying to control but Ortega is working from the bottom.
Sinclair with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sinclair would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ortega can't keep his opponent in guard - Sinclair advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sinclair sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ortega defending well though.
Sinclair is keen to just control but Ortega is a slippery customer.
Ortega blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sinclair.
Sinclair lands strikes from half guard.
Sinclair works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sinclair's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ortega moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ortega being controlled here, momentarily.
Ortega tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ortega is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sinclair thows a big elbow that misses.
Ortega throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ortega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ortega controls Sinclair momentarily but Sinclair frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sinclair trying to control but Ortega is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Sinclair showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sinclair 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Sinclair!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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