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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Ortiz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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192 cm
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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189 cm
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoshihiro Machida! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Ortiz! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ortiz wants to clinch. Machida lands a really nice looking cross but Ortiz seems unphased.
Ortiz lands a head kick. Machida smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Yoshihiro Machida has been cut. Machida stuffs the takedown. Ortiz walks into a jab. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Ortiz jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ortiz closes the distance and clinches up with Machida, looking for a takedown. Ortiz pushes Machida against the cage but Machida circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Ortiz wants to clinch. Ortiz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Ortiz wants to free his trapped foot but Machida is holding on for dear life with his legs. Ortiz looks gassed! Ortiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ortiz looks to land a strike but Machida avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Machida scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ortiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Machida looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Machida 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. Machida is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ortiz is trying to stand.
Machida has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ortiz defend it? Machida steps over the head and cranks it - Ortiz is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Machida!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yoshihiro Machida!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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