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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Finkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joell Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finkle comes to the cage accompanied by NONE. Ortiz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thunderstruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joell Ortiz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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252 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
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182 cm
27
240 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vadim Finkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joell Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz looks to land a right hand but Finkle moved out of range.
Finkle misses with a wild body shot.
Ortiz throws a hook but Finkle blocks it.
A big right from Finkle misses.
Ortiz tries for a takedown but Finkle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ortiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finkle lands a nice looking body shot.
Ortiz throws a lazy right hand but Finkle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Finkle.
Ortiz throws a body punch but Finkle moves out of range.
Finkle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ortiz momentarily.
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Finkle moves away from the strike by Ortiz.
Ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finkle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Finkle throws the left hand but Ortiz avoids the punch easily.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Finkle.
Ortiz cracks Finkle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Finkle loads up on a big right hand but Ortiz slips the punch.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finkle.
Finkle throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
Finkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Ortiz lands a lovely overhand right.
Finkle slips a straight right by Ortiz.
Finkle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ortiz shoots in and bounces Finkle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finkle is pulling down on Ortiz's head. It's preventing any offense from Ortiz, at least for the moment.
Ortiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ortiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Finkle is keeping the position for now.
Finkle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ortiz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Finkle looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Finkle looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Finkle!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz looking for a sweep but Finkle has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Finkle content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Finkle avoids the attempt from Ortiz to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Finkle 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.
Nice shot lands for Finkle.
Ortiz slips under a jab from Finkle.
Finkle cracks Ortiz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Finkle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finkle throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Finkle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ortiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finkle.
Finkle misses with a body shot.
Finkle lands with a shot to the body.
Ortiz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Finkle's head.
Ortiz 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.
Finkle throws a sloppy body shot
and Ortiz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Finkle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finkle moves out of range as Ortiz strikes.
Ortiz misses the body punch
and Finkle counters with a nice body shot.
Finkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
A telegraphed right hand from Finkle misses the target.
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortiz staying out of range there.
Finkle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finkle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finkle avoids the body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz misses with a jab to the body
enabling Finkle to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Finkle.
Finkle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ortiz throws a hook to the side of Finkle's head but Finkle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finkle blocks a jab.
Finkle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for Finkle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finkle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finkle loads up on a big right hand but Ortiz slips the punch.
Finkle throws an overhand right that lands on Ortiz's shoulder, as Ortiz tries to avoid the shot.
Ortiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finkle.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finkle leaves Ortiz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz defending well as Finkle loads up on a big left hand.
Ortiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Finkle.
Ortiz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ortiz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ortiz thows a huge punch but Finkle dodges it nicely.
Ortiz with the ground and pound but Finkle uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ortiz thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finkle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Finkle has Ortiz pulled in close to control his posture.
Ortiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ortiz lands a couple of elbows.
Ortiz tries to stand but Finkle is controlling from the bottom.
Finkle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vadim Finkle 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 dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Finkle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Finkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with an overhand left.
Finkle misses with a looping left.
Finkle throws a hook but Ortiz avoids it easily.
Finkle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.
Ortiz scores with a takedown into Finkle's guard.
Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finkle has momentary wrist control but Ortiz slips an elbow through the middle.
Ortiz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws and elbow that misses. Finkle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ortiz's guard. Nice move by Finkle!
Finkle trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Ortiz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Finkle wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Finkle stands and throws Ortiz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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.
Finkle stands up and beckons Ortiz to his feet.
Joell Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finkle throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Finkle. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finkle throws the left hand but Ortiz avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joell Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Finkle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Finkle!
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energy
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hype
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