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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and amiel ignacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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203 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, 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 St Petersburg, amiel ignacio!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ignacio dives in and grabs Ortiz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ortiz pushes down on ignacio's head and hops out.
ignacio is looking to clinch.
Ortiz with a lazy takedown attempt
and ignacio counters with a single leg into guard. Ortiz didn't expect that.
ignacio has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ortiz is proving hard to escape from.
ignacio tries to free his leg and advance position but Ortiz is retaining full guard.
Ortiz managing to control the position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - ignacio has eaten all the pies!
ignacio looking to sit in guard and control but Ortiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ignacio keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Ortiz tries to stand but ignacio is controlling from the bottom.
Ortiz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
ignacio 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.
ignacio looking for a sweep. Not yet ignacio, not yet.
Ortiz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on ignacio, up you get!
Ortiz pushes ignacio up against the cage in a clinch.
ignacio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Ortiz breaks from the clinch.
ignacio darts in trying to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in ignacio's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is pushing down on ignacio's leg trying to pass to half guard. ignacio is fighting to maintain full guard but Ortiz has managed to sneak the leg through.
ignacio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ortiz pulls his head out easily.
Ortiz is looking for a kimura here.
ignacio is defending against the submission attempts here by Ortiz.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ortiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but ignacio keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ignacio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ortiz is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed ignacio to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Ortiz trying to control but ignacio is working from the bottom.
ignacio isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ortiz stacks ignacio on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ortiz!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ortiz wants to control but ignacio is keeping him busy.
Ortiz working the ground and pound.
Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at ignacio to see if he's OK.
Ortiz controlling from side mount.
Ortiz lands a few punches from side control.
ignacio is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
That's time! Ortiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
ignacio fails with the takedown
and Ortiz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ortiz.
ignacio misses with a knee to the head.
ignacio can't get the takedown.
ignacio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
ignacio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Ortiz breaks from the clinch.
Ortiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
ignacio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
ignacio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tito Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of amiel ignacio.
ignacio is breathing heavily.
Ortiz stands up from ignacio's guard - Ortiz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches ignacio napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz just content to control the position.
Ortiz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused ignacio some visible discomfort.
Ortiz lands a few punches from side control.
Ortiz stands up.
ignacio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ortiz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ignacio looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ortiz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ortiz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
ignacio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ortiz dominating with strikes here.
Ortiz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but ignacio manages to avoid the submission attempt.
ignacio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ignacio takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tito Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
ignacio taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ortiz trying to control the action but ignacio is working from the bottom.
ignacio is trying to get back to half guard.
Ortiz landing a few strikes.
Ortiz looks up at the clock and then as ignacio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ortiz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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 advances to full mount.
ignacio is in a horrible position here. Ortiz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ortiz controlling from the full mount.
ignacio is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz blocks ignacio's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
ignacio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ortiz raining down shots from the mount!
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 with a lazy takedown attempt
and ignacio counters with a left and a right that stings Ortiz.
Ortiz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Ortiz or perhaps it was just good defense by ignacio which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ignacio fails with the takedown
and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
ignacio is working an open guard so Ortiz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
ignacio keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ignacio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
ignacio with a poor takedown
and Ortiz counters with a single leg into guard. ignacio didn't expect that.
Ortiz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ignacio misses with a kick to the body
and Ortiz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ortiz.
ignacio is working an open guard so Ortiz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
ignacio with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand.
ignacio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than ignacio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
ignacio avoids the attempt from Ortiz to control.
ignacio wants to control the pace but Ortiz is squirming around nicely.
ignacio looking to ground and pound but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is desperately trying to improve his position but ignacio has a good base and remains in mount.
ignacio throws a strike there. Ortiz manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
ignacio is just content to waste time from the top position. Ortiz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ignacio trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt
and ignacio counters with a low kick, right behind Ortiz 's knee.
ignacio fails with the takedown
and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into side control. ignacio won't be happy with that.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
ignacio can't do much from the bottom here.
ignacio tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ortiz presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
ignacio tries to lock up and control but Ortiz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to control but ignacio wriggling away.
ignacio working to try and regain half guard.
Ortiz landing strikes from the mount.
ignacio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tito Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ortiz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Ortiz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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