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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Eastmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eastmond comes to the cage accompanied by Nelly- Here Comes The Boom . Ortiz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2Pac - All Eyes On Me. Ryan Eastmond has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Ryan Eastmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Forrest Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastmond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Ortiz misses
and Eastmond counters with a series of strikes. Ortiz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ortiz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Eastmond checks the leg kick.
Eastmond moves out of range of the body kick from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a leg kick which misses Eastmond's front leg but catches the back leg as Eastmond tries to avoid it.
Ortiz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slow jab from Ortiz misses its intended target.
Eastmond scores with a head kick. Ortiz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ortiz, right into the meat.
Ortiz jabs Eastmond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ortiz dodges the punch combination from Eastmond.
Eastmond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eastmond takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz forces Eastmond back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eastmond looking for a takedown.
Ortiz is stalling here.
Eastmond takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Ryan Eastmond has been cut.
Ortiz lands a knee to the body.
Ortiz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ortiz lands a body shot.
Ortiz has Eastmond pressed against the cage, preventing Eastmond from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eastmond tries to circle away but Ortiz has him pinned against the cage.
Ortiz scores with a shoulder strike.
Ortiz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Eastmond is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ortiz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ortiz lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Eastmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eastmond is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ortiz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ortiz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ortiz stops a takedown attempt from Eastmond.
Eastmond wants a takedown.
Ortiz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eastmond blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eastmond throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ortiz throws a wild body kick that Eastmond sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortiz. Eastmond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Eastmond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eastmond lands a jab-cross combination.
Eastmond falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ortiz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eastmond's sensitive parts.
Ortiz throws a nice head kick!
Ortiz throws a head kick but Eastmond moves out of range.
Ortiz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eastmond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eastmond was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz throws a hook to the side of Eastmond's head but Eastmond sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eastmond throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Forrest Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ortiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eastmond misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Eastmond.
Eastmond on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ortiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eastmond. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz looks to land a body kick but Eastmond moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Eastmond checks a leg kick.
Eastmond walks into a stiff left hand from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Ortiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Eastmond's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ortiz feints and then cracks Eastmond's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eastmond down.
An inside leg kick from Ortiz misses.
Eastmond listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Eastmond misses.
Ortiz tries to work over Eastmond's front leg with a kick but Eastmond checks it.
Ortiz drives through and clinches with Eastmond against the cage.
Eastmond looking for a takedown.
Eastmond tries to score a body lock takedown but Ortiz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Ortiz.
A right handed body shot lands from Ortiz.
A frustrated look appears on Eastmond's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Eastmond can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Eastmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Ortiz.
Eastmond looking for a takedown.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Ortiz.
Ortiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz looks to land a body kick but Eastmond moved away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortiz. That's going to slow Eastmond down.
A jab from Eastmond finds it's way through Ortiz's defenses.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eastmond avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ortiz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Eastmond in his tracks.
Forrest Ortiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
Eastmond checks the leg kick.
Ortiz lands a jab to Eastmond's midsection.
Ortiz lands a front kick.
Ortiz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortiz. That's going to slow Eastmond down.
Ortiz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ortiz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Eastmond has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ortiz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eastmond's sensitive parts.
Ortiz clinches.
Ortiz scores with a shoulder strike.
Ortiz lands a hook that snaps the head of Eastmond backwards.
Ortiz slows down the pace here.
Ortiz is leaning against Eastmond and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Eastmond wants to break free but Ortiz has control.
Ortiz lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz working Eastmond over with knees to the body.
Ortiz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ortiz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eastmond tries to score a body lock takedown but Ortiz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eastmond can't get the takedown.
Ortiz lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz slows down the pace here.
Ortiz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eastmond lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ortiz works on Eastmond's body with a couple of short punches.
Ortiz working Eastmond over with knees to the body.
Eastmond letting Ortiz take a breather here.
Ortiz breaks from the clinch.
Eastmond is looking to score with low kicks.
Ortiz with a hook.
Eastmond circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz cracks Eastmond with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Eastmond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eastmond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Eastmond's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ortiz connects with a solid leg kick.
Ortiz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ortiz. Eastmond shrugs it off though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eastmond needs to keep his hands up - Ortiz had a free shot at his head there.
Ortiz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ortiz throws a wild body kick that Eastmond sees coming a mile off.
Eastmond takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Eastmond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ortiz.
Eastmond chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortiz can pounce on him.
Ryan Eastmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eastmond.
Ortiz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ortiz connects with the punch.
Ortiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eastmond's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortiz. That's going to slow Eastmond down.
A big left from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decent striking displayed by Ortiz there.
Eastmond tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz keeps Eastmond at a distance using the push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ortiz, right into the meat.
Ortiz jabs at Eastmond's body.
Ortiz throws a front kick aimed at Eastmond's knee but Eastmond avoids it well.
Ortiz connects with a leg kick. Eastmond looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ortiz scores with a jab.
Eastmond gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Eastmond is avoiding it.
A good leg kick by Ortiz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ortiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ortiz loads up on a big right hand but Eastmond slips the punch.
Ortiz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ortiz tries to land a front kick but Eastmond steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eastmond on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Eastmond takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Eastmond will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ortiz throws a leg kick which misses Eastmond's front leg but catches the back leg as Eastmond tries to avoid it.
Ortiz is looking to slow Eastmond down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Ortiz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz looks to land a body kick but Eastmond moved away.
Ortiz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ortiz lands a right hook to the body.
Ortiz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eastmond has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ortiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ortiz sizes up Eastmond with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ortiz lands with a nice body kick.
Ortiz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eastmond.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Eastmond misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ortiz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 25:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Ortiz!
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