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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Break Stuff. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
23
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Smith!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.
Ortiz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ortiz trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Ortiz throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ortiz controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ortiz is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith wanted to stand there but Ortiz had control of the position.
Ortiz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ortiz gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Smith is looking to escape.
Smith gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ortiz throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ortiz trying to control the position here.
Smith would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ortiz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Ortiz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Ortiz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ortiz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ortiz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
Ortiz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ortiz passes into side control.
The strikes coming from Ortiz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ortiz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ortiz gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ortiz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ortiz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Ortiz throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ortiz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Ortiz pushes his legs off easily.
Ortiz looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ortiz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Smith stands up out of Ortiz's guard for a moment - Ortiz manages to land a nice upkick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz trying to strike off his back.
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ortiz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to keep Smith in close.
Ortiz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith swinging wilding here.
Smith shoots and misses
so Ortiz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ortiz throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ortiz has Smith pulled in close to control his posture.
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ortiz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Ortiz is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortiz trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
Ortiz striking off his back but it's not causing Smith any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ortiz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ortiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Ortiz throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ortiz pulls Smith in close to prevent any damage.
Ortiz wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Smith gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ortiz is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Smith Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ortiz's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith not allowing Ortiz to control his hands.
Smith looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Ortiz taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Greg Smith!
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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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