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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kresina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Kresina has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tito Ortiz's chin.
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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189 cm
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215 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Kresina!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ortiz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ortiz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kresina looking to control.
Ortiz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We're going to have a standup here because Tito Ortiz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kresina moves to clinch but Ortiz breaks away
and Ortiz counters with a single leg into guard. Kresina didn't expect that.
Ortiz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kresina trying to keep a closed guard but Ortiz is proving a slippery customer.
Ortiz looking to pass the guard.
Ortiz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kresina for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tito Ortiz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ortiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Kresina tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz digs a right hand underneath Kresina's ribcage. Kresina let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kresina lands a nice knee to the body.
Kresina with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ortiz lands a shot to the body.
Kresina looks gassed!
Ortiz gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kresina wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ortiz trying to control the pace.
Ortiz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tito Ortiz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kresina creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ortiz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kresina is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kresina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Kresina prevents the takedown attempt.
Ortiz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kresina lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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 jumps guard but Kresina stands there with Ortiz around his waist. Ortiz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ortiz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kresina fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ortiz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ortiz showed some decent athleticism there.
Kresina trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to pass the guard but Kresina is defending well.
Ortiz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ortiz wants to pass to mount but Kresina is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kresina looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Kresina tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ortiz counters by clinching up.
Ortiz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kresina pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Kresina.
Kresina misses with a knee to the head.
Kresina using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kresina landing knees to the head.
Ortiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ortiz tightens his grip and picks Kresina up, before dumping him to the ground. Kresina manages to land in guard.
Ortiz controlling from the top position.
Kresina keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kresina clinches up against the cage.
Kresina with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kresina tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kresina fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kresina stuffs the takedown.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kresina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ortiz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kresina's guard.
Kresina pulls Ortiz in close to prevent any damage.
Kresina is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kresina keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Ortiz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kresina is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ortiz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kresina swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tito Ortiz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Ortiz or perhaps it was just good defense by Kresina which made him look bad.
Kresina fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kresina moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Kresina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kresina closes the distance but Ortiz moves to the side
and Ortiz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kresina has his hands on Ortiz's head, controlling the position.
Ortiz preventing the sweep.
Kresina keeping full guard, as Ortiz tries to pass.
Kresina is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz tries to free his leg and advance position but Kresina is retaining full guard.
Ortiz stopping the sweep attempt from Kresina.
Tito Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jack Kresina wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kresina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kresina stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kresina wants it to stay on the feet.
Kresina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kresina wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.
Ortiz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kresina sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ortiz somewhat.
Kresina tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ortiz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kresina sprawls well. Kresina wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ortiz gets slowly back to his feet.
Kresina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kresina moves to clinch but Ortiz breaks away
and Ortiz counters with a takedown into side control.
Kresina trying to control but Ortiz flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kresina has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Ortiz.
Kresina is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ortiz's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Kresina needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Kresina trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ortiz's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
What can Kresina do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Kresina looks to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a takedown into side control.
Kresina is looking to reverse the position.
Kresina trying to remain calm as Ortiz controls from the top position.
Kresina can't do much from the bottom here.
Ortiz controls the position.
Kresina tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kresina dodges the ground and pound from Ortiz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz controlling the position from side mount.
Ortiz moves into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kresina wants to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.
Ortiz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kresina is trying to escape the mount.
Ortiz controlling from mount.
Jack Kresina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ortiz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tito Ortiz just wasn't active enough.
Kresina tries to sprawl but Ortiz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ortiz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kresina trying to hold on to Ortiz's head to control him but Ortiz postures up.
Kresina is looking to improve his position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kresina holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tito Ortiz just wasn't active enough.
No luck for Ortiz with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ortiz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kresina to the ground. Ortiz is now in Kresina's guard.
Ortiz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kresina is adopting a defensive guard.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Kresina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kresina on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ortiz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tito Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tito Ortiz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
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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