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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Becker comes to the cage accompanied by SERGIO ORTIZ LOWLIGHT - VOU TE VENCER SEU BUNDÃO. David Becker is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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186 cm
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210 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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188 cm
26
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, David Becker! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tito Ortiz! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ortiz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Becker stuffs the takedown. Ortiz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Becker is trying to defend but Ortiz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Ortiz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Ortiz thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Becker to regain full guard. Becker being controlled here, momentarily. Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Becker keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully. Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Becker is breathing heavily. Becker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Ortiz postures up in Becker's guard and throws a big left but Becker blocks it. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Ortiz thows a big elbow that misses. Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss. Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Becker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Ortiz thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss. Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Becker has wrist control. Ortiz throws a big right hand that misses. Ortiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Becker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz. Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Becker works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Ortiz thows a big elbow that misses. Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Ortiz throwing strikes from guard but Becker blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Becker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Ortiz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Ortiz works over Becker with some ground and pound from guard. Ortiz is working Becker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Ortiz works over Becker with some ground and pound from guard. Ortiz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Becker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Ortiz thows a big elbow that misses. Ortiz scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ortiz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ortiz wants to pass the guard but Becker is keeping the position. Ortiz landing with the ground and pound. Ortiz lands a couple of elbows. Ortiz chips away with some ground and pound. Ortiz cracks Becker with a solid left hand. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ortiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Becker has wrist control. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. 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.
Becker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ortiz. Becker gets caught flat footed, as Ortiz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Becker has wrist control. Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Becker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Ortiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Becker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Becker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz. Ortiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Becker works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Becker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ortiz chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ortiz postures up and lands a big shot to Becker's brow. Ortiz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Ortiz lands a couple of elbows. Ortiz works over Becker with some ground and pound from guard. Ortiz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Tito Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far. Ortiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Becker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Ortiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Becker's head. Becker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ortiz. Ortiz stands and throws Becker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ortiz lands some shots froms side control. Ortiz lands a few punches from side control. Ortiz wants to control but Becker is keeping him busy. Becker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ortiz.
Ortiz lands an elbow. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ortiz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Becker some visible discomfort.
Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Becker to see if he's OK. Ortiz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Becker dodges the ground and pound from Ortiz. Ortiz lands an elbow. Ortiz grinds an elbow into Becker's temple. Becker taking a bit of punishment here - Ortiz scoring with strikes. Becker taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ortiz working the body and head with strikes. Becker takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ortiz working the ground and pound but Becker is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ortiz trying to control the position but Becker is working away. Ortiz in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Sloppy strikes there by Ortiz. Ortiz tries to score with some ground and pound. Becker controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Becker dodges the ground and pound from Ortiz. The ground and pound from Ortiz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Ortiz cracks Becker with a big right hand but Becker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Becker misses with a leg kick. Becker tries to land a leg kick but Ortiz saw it coming and moves away.
Ortiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Becker is looking to score with low kicks. Nice takedown defense from Becker. No joy for Ortiz on that attempt. Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Becker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. David Becker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Ortiz. Ortiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A clash of legs there as Ortiz blocks the low kick. Ortiz dives in and grabs Becker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Becker pushes down on Ortiz's head and hops out. Becker is looking to score with low kicks. Becker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ortiz. Becker throws a leg kick that misses. Becker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Becker throws a low kick but Ortiz moves out of range easily. Ortiz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Becker tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ortiz is in Becker's guard. Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Ortiz with a nice head shot there. Ortiz wants to control from the top but Becker keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. Becker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss. Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Becker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Ortiz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Ortiz working some strikes from top position. Tito Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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 not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Ortiz's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tito Ortiz was stalling too much, according to the referee. Ortiz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Becker being controlled here, momentarily. Let's hope that Ortiz has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ortiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Becker is keeping the position for now.
That's four 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Ortiz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Well, if Ortiz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight! Tito Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Ortiz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 26:30 Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30 Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
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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