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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Telus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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180 cm
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Telus!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Telus shows good takedown defense.
Nice defenses there by Ortiz.
Telus cracks Ortiz with a good jab.
Telus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Telus throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Telus misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Telus misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ortiz staying out of range there.
Telus jabs at Ortiz's body.
Telus misses with a body shot.
Ortiz shoots in for a double leg but Telus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
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.
Telus throws a lazy right hand but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Telus as Ortiz shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Telus throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
Telus throws the left hand but Ortiz avoids the punch easily.
Ortiz moves out of range as Telus strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Telus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ortiz throwing shots but Telus is blocking nicely.
Telus wants to improve his position but Ortiz is controlling well.
Telus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ortiz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ortiz throwing shots but Telus is blocking nicely.
Telus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortiz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Telus pushes Ortiz off looking to stand but Ortiz dives back in and keeps control.
Ortiz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Telus tries to get to full guard but Ortiz has control of the leg.
Telus has hold of Ortiz's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Telus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Telus.
Steve Telus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Telus missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ortiz fails with the takedown.
Telus leaves Ortiz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Telus.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Telus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Telus misses with a hook.
Telus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Telus stalks Ortiz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ortiz's face. Ortiz staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A slow jab from Telus misses its intended target.
Ortiz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Telus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Steve Telus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Telus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A punch combination from Telus misses.
Telus is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ortiz slips a straight right by Telus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz moves away from the strike by Telus.
Telus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Telus misses with a looping right.
No luck for Ortiz with that takedown attempt.
Telus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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.
Telus wants to land a leg kick but Ortiz is out of range.
Telus throws a nice looking combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiz slips a straight right by Telus.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Telus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Telus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A jab from Telus does it's job there.
Ortiz closes the distance and clinches up with Telus, looking for a takedown. Ortiz pushes Telus against the cage but Telus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ortiz shoots in but no luck this time.
Ortiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Telus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Telus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telus throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Telus connects with a single shot there.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Telus.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ortiz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Telus throws out a loose jab but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
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.
Telus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Telus misses the jab.
Telus throws a hook but Ortiz avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Telus throws a big shot that misses.
Telus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tito Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Telus's waist but Telus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ortiz off to one side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Telus stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortiz. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four 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.
Telus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Telus lands with a right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Telus scores with a jab. Ortiz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Telus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Telus wants it to stay on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Telus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Telus 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Telus!
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hype
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RATING
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