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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus McGrufus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2Pac - All Eyes On Me. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 lbs
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169 cm
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175 lbs
21 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Forrest Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Rufus McGrufus!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrufus scores with a leg kick.
McGrufus is looking to slow Ortiz down with leg kicks.
McGrufus throws a leg kick but Ortiz checks it.
Ortiz swings for the body but McGrufus moves out of range.
Ortiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGrufus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ortiz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGrufus tries to work over Ortiz's front leg with a kick but Ortiz checks it.
Ortiz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McGrufus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ortiz with a hook.
McGrufus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGrufus throws a front kick aimed at Ortiz's knee but Ortiz avoids it well.
Ortiz is looking to score with low kicks.
McGrufus blocks the body kick.
McGrufus throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
McGrufus throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz punishes McGrufus's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGrufus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ortiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGrufus's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrufus avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortiz. McGrufus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGrufus.
McGrufus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ortiz checks a leg kick.
Ortiz tries a low kick but McGrufus avoids it.
McGrufus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ortiz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGrufus.
McGrufus scores with a body shot.
Ortiz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGrufus has time to react.
Ortiz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ortiz lands a jab to the nose.
McGrufus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from McGrufus does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGrufus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGrufus throws a low kick but Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by McGrufus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrufus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGrufus moves away.
Ortiz looks for the body kick but McGrufus saw that one coming.
McGrufus throws a low kick but Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Ortiz checks the leg kick.
McGrufus throws a front kick aimed at Ortiz's knee but Ortiz avoids it well.
McGrufus looks to land a body kick but Ortiz moved away.
McGrufus pushes Ortiz away with a front kick.
McGrufus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGrufus punishes Ortiz's body with a nice straight punch.
McGrufus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGrufus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
McGrufus wants to land a leg kick but Ortiz is out of range.
McGrufus throws a leg kick but Ortiz moved away.
A low kick from McGrufus misses
and Ortiz counters with a thumping low kick.
Ortiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz moves out of range as McGrufus throws a body kick.
McGrufus looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but McGrufus moved away.
McGrufus misses with a low kick.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGrufus.
McGrufus misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGrufus misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGrufus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ortiz connects with a crisp jab.
McGrufus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
McGrufus walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ortiz.
McGrufus digs a good body shot into Ortiz's ribs.
McGrufus throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGrufus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz thumps McGrufus with a low kick.
McGrufus moves out of range as Ortiz throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from McGrufus.
Ortiz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McGrufus if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but McGrufus moved away.
Ortiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGrufus.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
A combination from Ortiz does no damage.
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
McGrufus thumps Ortiz with a low kick.
McGrufus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ortiz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGrufus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and McGrufus moves out of range easily.
McGrufus misses with a body kick.
McGrufus moves out of range as Ortiz throws a body kick.
McGrufus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus McGrufus dominated that round.
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.
McGrufus jabs Ortiz right on the nose. Ortiz blinks but takes it well.
McGrufus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortiz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGrufus.
McGrufus 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.
McGrufus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
McGrufus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGrufus is out of range and Ortiz settles back down.
McGrufus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ortiz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGrufus throws a leg kick that misses.
McGrufus throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
McGrufus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGrufus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGrufus throws a sloppy body shot
and Ortiz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGrufus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ortiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrufus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ortiz takes a step back to recover.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
Rufus McGrufus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ortiz.
A leg kick checked by McGrufus.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz moves out of range of the body kick from McGrufus.
McGrufus cracks the inside of Ortiz's front leg.
McGrufus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ortiz checks it well.
Ortiz thumps McGrufus with a low kick.
Ortiz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
An inside leg kick from McGrufus misses.
Ortiz missing with a left hand there. McGrufus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortiz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGrufus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by McGrufus.
Ortiz clobbers McGrufus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGrufus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGrufus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ortiz scoring well with a low kick there.
McGrufus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ortiz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGrufus.
Ortiz checks a leg kick nicely.
McGrufus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rufus McGrufus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGrufus lands with a kick to the temple. Ortiz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ortiz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ortiz lands a really nice looking cross but McGrufus seems unphased.
Ortiz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGrufus throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ortiz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrufus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGrufus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ortiz.
Ortiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGrufus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGrufus.
Ortiz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ortiz lands a nice hook to McGrufus's body. McGrufus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGrufus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGrufus 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 moves out of range as McGrufus throws a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ortiz.
Ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGrufus.
Ortiz checks a low kick from McGrufus.
Ortiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McGrufus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ortiz trying to control the position but instead, McGrufus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ortiz into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores a nice knee to the body.
McGrufus manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGrufus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ortiz throws a body punch but McGrufus moves out of range.
McGrufus looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortiz is just out of range.
McGrufus misses with a right hand
and Ortiz counters with a leg kick.
McGrufus connects with a leg kick. Ortiz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
Ortiz throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGrufus throws a leg kick
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
Ortiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGrufus throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGrufus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Ortiz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ortiz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ortiz.
McGrufus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
McGrufus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ortiz is out of range.
Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGrufus.
McGrufus wants to clinch
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.
McGrufus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ortiz takes a swing at McGrufus's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Ortiz misses.
McGrufus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ortiz connects with a looping right hand.
McGrufus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but McGrufus checks it.
McGrufus thows a body shot but no joy.
McGrufus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ortiz is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrufus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ortiz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGrufus lands a nice shot that snaps Ortiz's head back.
Ortiz wants to clinch up but McGrufus keeps it at a distance.
Ortiz scores with the left hand. McGrufus knows he should have avoided that one.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by McGrufus.
McGrufus tries a head kick but it misses.
McGrufus lands a leg kick that knocks Ortiz off balance momentarily.
McGrufus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGrufus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A clash of legs there as McGrufus blocks the low kick.
McGrufus misses with a body kick.
McGrufus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGrufus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McGrufus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ortiz rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Ortiz. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrufus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Ortiz.
Ortiz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGrufus has time to react.
Ortiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ortiz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGrufus tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz thows a body kick. McGrufus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McGrufus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ortiz throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
McGrufus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGrufus checks a low kick from Ortiz.
McGrufus cracks the inside of Ortiz's front leg.
McGrufus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ortiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrufus misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGrufus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGrufus.
Ortiz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGrufus misses with a leg kick
and Ortiz counters with a nice body shot.
McGrufus misses with a head kick.
McGrufus moves out of range of the body kick from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortiz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
McGrufus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ortiz tries a body shot but McGrufus blocks it.
McGrufus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGrufus. That's going to slow Ortiz down.
McGrufus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGrufus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGrufus tries a head kick but it misses.
McGrufus tries to land a leg kick but Ortiz saw it coming and moves away.
McGrufus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ortiz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGrufus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ortiz throws a low kick, looking for McGrufus's leg but McGrufus calmly moves out of range.
McGrufus connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by McGrufus.
Ortiz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGrufus at a distance.
McGrufus looks to land a body kick but Ortiz moved away.
Ortiz throws the kick towards the body but McGrufus avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGrufus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Ortiz is looking to slow McGrufus down with leg kicks.
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rufus McGrufus just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGrufus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortiz can pounce on him.
McGrufus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ortiz tests McGrufus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ortiz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGrufus swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGrufus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Ortiz lands a jab to the head.
McGrufus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ortiz looks to score with a jab to the body but McGrufus is just out of range.
A jab from McGrufus misses.
Ortiz misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrufus misses with a low kick.
McGrufus lands a nice shot to the body.
McGrufus throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGrufus throws out a leg kick but Ortiz moves out of range and McGrufus only half commits.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ortiz.
McGrufus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ortiz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGrufus throws a leg kick which misses Ortiz's front leg but catches the back leg as Ortiz tries to avoid it.
McGrufus throws a leg kick
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.
McGrufus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGrufus throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz swinging wildly here.
Ortiz darts in and clinches McGrufus up against the ropes.
McGrufus trying to control the position but instead, Ortiz has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGrufus into the ropes.
Ortiz lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Rufus McGrufus has been cut.
Ortiz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McGrufus is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGrufus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortiz's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McGrufus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ortiz's brow.
Ortiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGrufus misses with the head strike.
Ortiz stalling in the clinch but McGrufus improves position.
Ortiz lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGrufus backwards.
McGrufus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGrufus wants to stall.
McGrufus seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
McGrufus trying to land knees to the body.
Ortiz connects with a knee to the head.
McGrufus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrufus is trying to push Ortiz away but Ortiz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
McGrufus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ortiz blocks an uppercut.
Ortiz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGrufus's defenses.
McGrufus is trying to break free.
Ortiz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McGrufus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ortiz lands with a left to the head.
Ortiz missing with knees to the body.
Ortiz missing with knees to the body.
Ortiz scores with a hook to the body.
Ortiz lands a right hand.
Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGrufus or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ortiz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGrufus backwards.
Ortiz scores with a shot to the side of McGrufus's head.
Ortiz tries a body shot but McGrufus blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGrufus avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McGrufus struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortiz controls his hands.
McGrufus prevents a body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ortiz crunches a lovely knee into McGrufus's ribcage.
McGrufus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ortiz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGrufus thows a leg kick but Ortiz checks it
and Ortiz counters with a nice body shot.
McGrufus tries a low kick but Ortiz avoids it.
McGrufus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Ortiz had his way with Rufus McGrufus in that round.
The cut man is working on Rufus McGrufus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ortiz throws a low kick but McGrufus avoids it.
Ortiz blocks the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ortiz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGrufus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from Ortiz finds it's target.
McGrufus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ortiz moves away from the strike by McGrufus.
McGrufus avoids a kick to the body.
McGrufus throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McGrufus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGrufus looks to throw a body kick
and Ortiz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from McGrufus misses
and Ortiz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ortiz lands a nice looking kick to the body. McGrufus takes a step back to recover.
McGrufus is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ortiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrufus throws a low kick but Ortiz avoids it.
McGrufus throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz thows a body kick. McGrufus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ortiz throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGrufus throws a body kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Ortiz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGrufus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGrufus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ortiz.
McGrufus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Ortiz cracks the inside of McGrufus's front leg.
McGrufus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGrufus walks into a stiff left hand from Ortiz.
McGrufus 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrufus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McGrufus throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
McGrufus throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGrufus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from McGrufus is predictable there
and Ortiz counters with a nice leg kick.
Ortiz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ortiz cracks the inside of McGrufus's front leg.
Ortiz pushes McGrufus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ortiz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ortiz.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McGrufus as Ortiz tries to tie him up.
McGrufus tries to circle away but Ortiz has him pinned against the ropes.
Ortiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ortiz working McGrufus over with knees to the body.
Ortiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ortiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGrufuss head.
McGrufus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ortiz trying to control the position but instead, McGrufus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ortiz into the ropes.
Forrest Ortiz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGrufus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ortiz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ortiz lands with a left to the head.
McGrufus is trying to break free.
Ortiz prevents McGrufus from breaking the clinch.
Ortiz is trying to stall.
McGrufus takes an elbow to the temple.
Ortiz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a good knee to the midsection. McGrufus won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ortiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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 scores a nice knee to the body.
McGrufus is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortiz has double underhooks.
Ortiz lands a nice knee to the body.
Ortiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ortiz lands a nice elbow.
Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
McGrufus blocks an elbow strike from Ortiz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as McGrufus controls the action.
McGrufus is trying to maintain a safe position but Ortiz gets an underhook and turns McGrufus into the ropes.
McGrufus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ortiz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ortiz 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Ortiz!
Forrest Ortiz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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