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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stijn Van der Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stijn Van der Berg!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van der Berg tries for a takedown but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ortiz slaps away a takedown attempt from Van der Berg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ortiz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van der Berg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ortiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van der Berg on the ground.
Van der Berg throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ortiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ortiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Van der Berg throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ortiz is in close to Van der Berg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ortiz preventing the sweep.
Ortiz cracks Van der Berg with a solid left hand.
Van der Berg tries to strike from the bottom.
Van der Berg keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Van der Berg throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ortiz cracks Van der Berg with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van der Berg throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Van der Berg tries to strike from the bottom.
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Van der Berg throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Van der Berg wants to sweep but no luck.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.
Van der Berg manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Van der Berg looks gassed!
Ortiz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Ortiz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Van der Berg jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ortiz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Van der Berg swings around for an armbar but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Van der Berg's guard.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.
Ortiz 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Berg trying to strike off his back.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Van der Berg trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Van der Berg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van der Berg doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Van der Berg trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ortiz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Van der Berg did well to prevent Ortiz getting side control.
Ortiz 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.
Van der Berg misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Van der Berg misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ortiz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Van der Berg tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Van der Berg tries to roll over but Ortiz keeps him under control.
Van der Berg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortiz is nestled in close to Van der Berg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ortiz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Van der Berg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van der Berg doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ortiz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Van der Berg's guard now.
Tito Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stijn Van der Berg.
Van der Berg striking off his back but it's not causing Ortiz any problems.
Van der Berg throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ortiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ortiz postures up and lands a big shot to Van der Berg's brow.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van der Berg manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ortiz manages to get himself to full guard.
Van der Berg thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Van der Berg looking to pass the guard.
Van der Berg is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Van der Berg drops back looking for a leg! Ortiz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ortiz manages to kick Van der Berg off! Van der Berg jumps back into Ortiz's guard.
Van der Berg thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Berg 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.
Van der Berg thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Van der Berg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Van der Berg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz gets the takedown into side control.
Van der Berg takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz throws an elbow but Van der Berg slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ortiz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Van der Berg misses with an elbow from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van der Berg shoots and misses
and Ortiz counters with a single leg into guard. Van der Berg didn't expect that.
Van der Berg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
Ortiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ortiz postures up and lands a big shot to Van der Berg's brow.
Van der Berg throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van der Berg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van der Berg doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Van der Berg thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ortiz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van der Berg was covering up waiting for the punch and Ortiz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Van der Berg has wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van der Berg trying to strike off his back.
Van der Berg striking from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van der Berg thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ortiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Van der Berg blocks nicely.
Ortiz stands up over Van der Berg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van der Berg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ortiz counters with a takedown into side control.
Ortiz scoring with punches from side control.
Van der Berg sneaks back into half guard.
Van der Berg missing with punches from the bottom.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Van der Berg with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Van der Berg scores with a few weak punches.
Ortiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Van der Berg missing with punches from the bottom.
Van der Berg is pressing down on Ortiz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van der Berg thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ortiz landing some decent shots from guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Van der Berg misses with a takedown attempt
so Ortiz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tito Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stijn Van der Berg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van der Berg wants to sweep here but Ortiz controlling him for the moment.
Van der Berg doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van der Berg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Van der Berg has wrist control.
Ortiz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ortiz thows a big elbow that misses.
Ortiz throwing strikes but missing.
Van der Berg will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van der Berg fails with the takedown.
Stijn Van der Berg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van der Berg shoots in but no luck this time.
Tito Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Van der Berg's half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ortiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van der Berg can do to turn this around?
Van der Berg regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ortiz stands up over Van der Berg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Van der Berg trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Van der Berg manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Van der Berg looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Van der Berg wants to finish this one by submission but Ortiz is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Van der Berg.
Van der Berg looking for a guillotine from mount but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ortiz tries to get out of the position.
Ortiz wants to control but Van der Berg is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz can't escape the position.
Ortiz throwing hammer fists to the chest of Van der Berg. What's that going to do exactly?
Ortiz is trying to escape the mount.
Ortiz is working hard here to advance position.
Van der Berg looking for a guillotine from mount but Ortiz is having none of it.
Van der Berg blocks Ortiz's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Van der Berg has hold of Ortiz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ortiz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Van der Berg is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ortiz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Van der Berg napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ortiz avoids the strikes from the bottom by Van der Berg.
Van der Berg is looking to regain half guard here but Ortiz keeps moving and retains side control.
Van der Berg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ortiz scores with punches from side control.
Ortiz working the ground and pound from side control.
Van der Berg tries to buck Ortiz off but Ortiz is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van der Berg throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ortiz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van der Berg was covering up waiting for the punch and Ortiz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ortiz wants to pass the guard but Van der Berg is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van der Berg throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ortiz lands a couple of elbows.
Van der Berg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ortiz's guard.
Ortiz wants to sweep here but Van der Berg controlling him for the moment.
Ortiz with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Van der Berg can't handle though.
Van der Berg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Van der Berg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ortiz wants to stand up but Van der Berg is controlling him.
Van der Berg thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ortiz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Van der Berg defends it easily.
Ortiz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van der Berg advances to half guard.
Van der Berg is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Van der Berg is working for a guillotine from mount but Ortiz frees his head quite easily.
Van der Berg looking to secure an arm triangle but Ortiz defends it well.
Van der Berg looking for a guillotine from mount but Ortiz is having none of it.
Van der Berg looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Van der Berg looking to secure an arm triangle but Ortiz defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Van der Berg is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ortiz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tito Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ortiz tries to lock up and control but Van der Berg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Van der Berg jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ortiz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ortiz is trying to improve his position.
Tito Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortiz tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Van der Berg is trying to get an arm triangle but Ortiz is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van der Berg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ortiz has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Ortiz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Van der Berg working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Van der Berg is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ortiz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Van der Berg thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stijn Van der Berg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van der Berg is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ortiz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stijn Van der Berg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ortiz 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Ortiz!
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FIGHT
RATING
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