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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes to the cage accompanied by Jesus Walks. Anderson Sweeney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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210 cm
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130 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz shoots for a takedown but Sweeney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson Sweeney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sweeney thuds a left hand into Ortiz's body.
Ortiz tries for a takedown but Sweeney sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sweeney scores with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Sweeney there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sweeney as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sweeney scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sweeney lands a with a good body shot.
Sweeney chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sweeney - that will leave a mark!
Sweeney lands a jab to Ortiz's midsection.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ortiz throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sweeney counters with an outside leg kick.
Ortiz shoots and misses
enabling Sweeney to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt
and Sweeney counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sweeney is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ortiz rather than just go for the knockout.
Sweeney throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ortiz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sweeney looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ortiz happy to just control the position for now.
Sweeney is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sweeney bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a takedown
and Sweeney counters with a nice leg kick.
Ortiz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sweeney counters with a leg kick.
Sweeney throws a nice head kick!
Sweeney lands with a kick to the temple. Ortiz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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.
Ortiz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ortiz prevents Sweeney from getting back to his feet.
Ortiz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sweeney throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ortiz gets the takedown into side control.
Ortiz decides to stand back up. Ortiz steps back and let's Sweeney get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sweeney throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ben Ortiz will probably get the nod.
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.
Sweeney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz with a poor takedown
and Sweeney counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sweeney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sweeney thumps Ortiz with a low kick.
Sweeney shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sweeney showed some decent athleticism there.
Ortiz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz has control of Sweeney's left arm, preventing Sweeney from doing any damage.
Sweeney wants to stand and escape but instead Ortiz has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ortiz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ortiz stands up from Sweeney's guard - Ortiz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sweeney is looking to slow Ortiz down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ortiz shoots and misses
and Sweeney counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ortiz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sweeney counters with a good low kick that Ortiz was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sweeney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sweeney.
Ortiz misses with a takedown
and Sweeney counters with a low kick, right behind Ortiz 's knee.
Sweeney fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ortiz.
Ortiz fails with the takedown
and Sweeney counters with a head kick. That will keep Ortiz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sweeney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz with a poor takedown
and Sweeney counters with a body kick that stops Ortiz in his tracks momentarily.
Sweeney thuds his shin into the meat of Ortiz's side.
Sweeney lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt
and Sweeney counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortiz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ortiz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sweeney connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ortiz momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Sweeney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Ortiz has his takedown stuffed
and Sweeney makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crunch! Sweeney slams his shin into Ortiz's torso.
Sweeney lands with a slapping head kick.
Sweeney has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sweeney connects with a right hand. Ortiz shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz tries for a takedown but Sweeney circles away easily
and Sweeney counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sweeney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz tries for a takedown but Sweeney circles away easily
and Sweeney counters with a head kick.
Sweeney connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sweeney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ortiz has his takedown stuffed
and Sweeney counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sweeney counters with a thumping low kick.
Ortiz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sweeney turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sweeney. Ortiz shrugs it off though.
Sweeney scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sweeney feints and then cracks Ortiz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ortiz down.
Sweeney lands a head kick. Ortiz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ortiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sweeney.
Ortiz shoots and misses
and Sweeney counters with a leg kick.
Ortiz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ortiz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sweeney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Sweeney finds it's target.
Ortiz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sweeney counters with a slapping leg kick.
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.
Ortiz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sweeney counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ortiz's knee momentarily.
Ortiz fails with the takedown
and Sweeney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sweeney closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like Sweeney is going to stand back up.
Ortiz tries to kick Sweeney off but Sweeney keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Sweeney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sweeney has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Sweeney!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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