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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikio Okita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz has chosen 2Pac - All Eyes On Me as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikio Okita!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Forrest Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortiz. Okita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortiz scores with a leg kick.
Okita misses with an uppercut.
Okita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Ortiz. Those never looked like landing.
Ortiz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Forrest Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ortiz is looking to slow Okita down with leg kicks.
Ortiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ortiz lands a leg kick that knocks Okita off balance momentarily.
Ortiz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortiz. Okita does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Okita misses
and Ortiz counters with a body kick that stops Okita in his tracks momentarily.
Okita takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ortiz lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Okita checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Okita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Okita thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okita takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a nice looking combination but Okita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Okita throws a right hand that misses
and Ortiz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Forrest Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz slips a straight right by Okita.
Ortiz misses with a kick to the body.
Okita shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Okita has time to react.
Okita takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ortiz throws a leg kick which misses Okita's front leg but catches the back leg as Okita tries to avoid it.
Nice cross by Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a front kick.
Okita thuds a left hand into Ortiz's body.
Ortiz misses with a body kick.
Okita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Okita throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ortiz's waist but Ortiz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Okita off to one side.
Good exchange - Ortiz coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okita drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ortiz scores with a push kick.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Okita takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ortiz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Okita.
Okita shoots in and drives through. Ortiz sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikio Okita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Okita. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ortiz throws a good cross that connects.
Okita shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz shows good takedown defense.
Ortiz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Okita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Okita is defended easily by Ortiz.
Okita lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Okita misses with a hook. Ortiz ducked under it nicely.
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okita slips a jab from Ortiz.
Okita shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz lands an overhand right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ortiz, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Okita in his tracks.
Okita cracks Ortiz with a good jab.
Ortiz misses with a low kick.
No luck for Okita with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest 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.
Ortiz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Okita takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Okita takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ortiz scores with a leg kick.
Okita is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Okita blocks a jab.
Crunch! Ortiz slams his shin into Okita's torso.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Okita might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ortiz tries to work over Okita's front leg with a kick but Okita checks it.
Okita checks a leg kick nicely.
Ortiz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Okita.
Okita 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.
Ortiz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Okita checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a leg kick.
Ortiz lands with a nice body kick.
Okita chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortiz can pounce on him.
Okita throws a lazy right hand but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okita moves away.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ortiz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ortiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okita misses with a looping right.
Ortiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Okita's calf.
Nice body kick there by Ortiz.
Okita blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz with a hook.
Forrest Ortiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Okita checks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Okita.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ortiz swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Okita counter with a right hand.
Ortiz feints and then cracks Okita's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Okita down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Okita.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortiz.
Okita closes the distance and clinches up with Ortiz, looking for a takedown. Okita pushes Ortiz against the cage but Ortiz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikio Okita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ortiz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz connects with a leg kick. Okita looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Okita checks a leg kick nicely.
Okita will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Okita throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Okita.
Ortiz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ortiz throws out a loose jab but Okita uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ortiz.
Okita walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ortiz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz cracks the inside of Okita's front leg.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ortiz, right into the meat.
Okita shoots in and drives through. Ortiz sprawls well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ortiz.
Ortiz leaves Okita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Okita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz throws a nice inside leg kick.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ortiz throws a wild body kick that Okita sees coming a mile off.
Nice jab there from Ortiz.
Okita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
Ortiz motions for Okita to come forward. Ortiz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Okita gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ortiz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Okita wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Okita working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okita throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ortiz holding on.
Okita wants to control but Ortiz is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Ortiz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okita thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Who's going to make the next move?
Ortiz wants to control but Okita postures up.
Okita tries to advance to mount but can't.
Okita tries for a kimura but Ortiz is defending well.
Okita is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ortiz has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Okita wants to free his trapped foot but Ortiz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Okita is looking to pass Ortiz's guard but actually Ortiz recovers to full guard.
Ortiz controls Okita momentarily but Okita frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Okita from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ortiz is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okita has a closed guard, preventing Ortiz from standing up.
Ortiz wants to stand and escape but instead Okita has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ortiz trying to control the position.
Okita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ortiz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ortiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ortiz, not yet.
Okita distracts Ortiz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Okita looking to pass the guard.
Ortiz is trying to keep Okita in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okita trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Forrest Ortiz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Okita takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Okita moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okita takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okita closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ortiz circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Forrest Ortiz just about did enough to take it.
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 throws a head kick but Okita moves out of range.
Okita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Okita is having none of it.
Ortiz scores with a spinning back kick!
Ortiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Okita is just out of range.
Ortiz connects with a solid leg kick.
Ortiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ortiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Okita. Okita gets slowly back to his feet.
Ortiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Okita's calf.
Ortiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okita manages to avoid it.
Ortiz misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz looks for the body kick but Okita saw that one coming.
Ortiz thows a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Okita moves out of range.
Ortiz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Okita throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ortiz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut. Okita saw that one coming.
Ortiz misses with a body kick.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Okita's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Okita throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut.
Ortiz looks to land a left hand but Okita moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Okita on the side of the head.
Okita shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz shows good takedown defense.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Okita moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a front kick aimed at Okita's knee but Okita avoids it well.
Ortiz pushes Okita up against the cage in a clinch.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ortiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Okita.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz looking to slow down the pace here.
Ortiz lands a body shot.
Ortiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ortiz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Okita or not.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ortiz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okita backwards.
Okita is working for takedown but Ortiz is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikio Okita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz tries to work over Okita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ortiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ortiz stalling the fight.
Ortiz breaks the clinch.
Ortiz cracks Okita with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okita misses with a left hand
and Ortiz counters with a nice body shot.
Ortiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Okita dodges the punch combination from Ortiz.
Okita waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
Ortiz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a wild body kick that Okita sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okita checks a low kick from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a leg kick which misses Okita's front leg but catches the back leg as Okita tries to avoid it.
Ortiz tries to clinch up but Okita circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Ortiz dominated that fourth 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Okita.
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okita lands with a nice body punch.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Okita manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz defending well as Okita loads up on a big left hand.
Ortiz lands a leg kick that knocks Okita off balance momentarily.
Okita scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ortiz wants to control but Okita is keeping busy.
Ortiz tries to roll over but Okita keeps him under control.
Ortiz controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Okita passes the guard and advances to mount!
Ortiz wants to hold on but Okita pushes him away.
Okita landing shots from mount.
Okita wants to control the pace but Ortiz is squirming around nicely.
Ortiz is trying desperately to improve position.
Okita looking for a guillotine from mount but Ortiz is having none of it.
Mikio Okita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is bucking up trying to escape but Okita cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okita looking to ground and pound but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Okita misses with a head shot.
A nice elbow there by Okita.
Ortiz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Forrest Ortiz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ortiz tries to hold on but Okita postures up.
Ortiz is trying to escape the mount.
Okita throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Okita dominating with strikes here.
Ortiz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Okita tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okita fails to move to back control.
Okita misses with a head shot.
Okita working for a submission but Ortiz is keeping him at bay.
Okita prevents Ortiz from getting the reversal.
You get the feeling that Ortiz really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ortiz tries to hold on but Okita postures up.
Okita prevents Ortiz from getting the reversal.
Ortiz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Ortiz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Okita prevents Ortiz from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okita has control of Ortiz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ortiz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Okita has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Okita putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Okita prevents Ortiz from getting the reversal.
Okita landing punches.
Okita misses with a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Okita has hold of Ortiz's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ortiz manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ortiz wants to hold on but Okita pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okita looking to finish with strikes here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikio Okita showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ortiz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Ortiz!
Forrest Ortiz is the new welterweight champion!
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