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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keat Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cullen comes to the cage accompanied by My way - Sid Vicious . Ortiz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2Pac - All Eyes On Me. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 cm
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184 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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170 cm
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180 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Keat Cullen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Forrest Ortiz! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ortiz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Cullen misses with a body shot.
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Cullen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cullen scores with a punch to the head. Ortiz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cullen has time to react. Ortiz throws a lazy uppercut
and Cullen counters with a straight right hand. Ortiz throws a wild body kick that Cullen sees coming a mile off. Ortiz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cullen is out of range. Cullen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ortiz misses the jab. Cullen jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ortiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cullen manages to avoid it. Ortiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Cullen avoids a kick to the body.
Ortiz thows a body shot but no joy. A head kick by Cullen misses and Ortiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Cullen pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Cullen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Forrest Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cullen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ortiz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Cullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Cullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cullen's calf. Cullen throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily. Cullen scores with a decent looking hook. Ortiz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cullen to score with a decent uppercut. Nice shot lands for Ortiz. Cullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ortiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Cullen is just out of range. Cullen 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. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ortiz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Ortiz lands a nice shot that snaps Cullen's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheers as Cullen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ortiz doesn't seem phased though. Ortiz looks for the body kick but Cullen saw that one coming. Ortiz misses with a two punch combination.
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away. Cullen walks into a stiff left hand from Ortiz. Ortiz with a nice cross. Ortiz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Cullen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Ortiz swings for the body but Cullen moves out of range.
Ortiz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Ortiz lands a glancing blow to the side of Cullen's head. Ortiz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cullen scores with a shot to the body.
Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cullen. Ortiz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cullen. Donk. Ortiz catches Cullen right on the button with a cross. Ortiz punishes Cullen's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cullen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. A clash of legs there as Cullen blocks the low kick. Cullen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Cullen. Ortiz misses with a kick to the body.
Ortiz misses with a body kick. Ortiz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Cullen. Ortiz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cullen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Cullen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ortiz. Ortiz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cullen's sensitive parts. Cullen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortiz. Cullen thows a body shot but no joy. Ortiz cracks Cullen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four 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! Cullen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cullen throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Ortiz dips to his left and cracks Cullen with an uppercut! Cullen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ortiz. Cullen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ortiz. Cullen moves out of range as Ortiz throws a body kick.
Cullen lands with a cross. Cullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cullen throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range. Ortiz catches Cullen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Cullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A thudding body kick lands there by Ortiz!
Nice body kick there by Ortiz. Ortiz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cullen. Cullen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ortiz's sensitive parts. 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 scores with a kick to the midsection. Ortiz is looking to land body kicks. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ortiz, right into the meat.
Cullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Ortiz throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Cullen takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses. Ortiz blocks a head kick by Cullen.
Cullen throws a big shot that misses. Ortiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cullen. That did some damage! Ortiz thows a left - swing and a miss! Cullen checks a low kick from Ortiz. Cullen misses with an uppercut. Ortiz saw that one coming. Ortiz lands a jab to Cullen's midsection. Ortiz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cullen. Cullen throws a hook to the side of Ortiz's head but Ortiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cullen swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Cullen jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ortiz tries to land a front kick but Cullen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Cullen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ortiz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Ortiz is looking to land body kicks. Ortiz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Ortiz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Cullen moves out of range.
Cullen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ortiz. Ortiz circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Ortiz throws a solid leg kick but Cullen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ortiz. Cullen avoids a kick to the body.
Ortiz tries to land a front kick but Cullen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Cullen connects with a looping right hand.
Cullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cullen throws an off balance right hand
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cullen moves out of range of the strikes. Ortiz moves out of range as Cullen throws a body kick.
Cullen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Ortiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cullen. That did some damage! Cullen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Ortiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cullen.
Forrest Ortiz seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cullen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ortiz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ortiz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Good work by Cullen as he checks the leg kick. Cullen on the wrong end of a nice hook. Ortiz misses with a body kick. Ortiz throws a lazy right hand but Cullen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Ortiz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ortiz throws a right hand that misses
and Cullen counters with a nice uppercut. Ortiz lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Good work by Ortiz as he checks the leg kick. Cullen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Ortiz misses with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Cullen. Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Ortiz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Ortiz lands a nice looking body shot.
Cullen misses with a hook. Cullen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ortiz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cullen's hands. Ortiz tries to land a leg kick but Cullen saw it coming and moves away.
Ortiz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cullen is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Ortiz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Oh Cullen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ortiz scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cullen misses the shot to the body. Cullen seems to have got his legs back now. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cullen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Cullen throws a solid leg kick but Ortiz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cullen. Ortiz blocks a head kick by Cullen.
Cullen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Cullen ducks right into an uppercut from Ortiz. Ortiz throws a right hand that Cullen ducks under and follows up with a left that Cullen also avoids with ease. Cullen throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily. Cullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Ortiz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Cullen misses with a head kick.
Ortiz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ortiz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cullen. Ortiz thuds his shin into the meat of Cullen's side. Ortiz misses with an attempted mid 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. This is the final round!
Ortiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Ortiz moves out of range of the leg kick from Cullen. A solid leg kick lands there for Ortiz.
Cullen moves out of range as Ortiz throws a body kick.
Cullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cullen is out of range. Cullen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Ortiz throws a hook but Cullen avoids it easily. Ortiz avoids the body shot from Cullen.
Ortiz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Cullen throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily. Cullen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Cullen misses with a lunging right hand
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut. Cullen misses with a shot to the body and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Ortiz tries to move into range but Cullen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Cullen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. This has been an exciting period of action! Ortiz throws a push kick but Cullen slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ortiz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Ortiz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Ortiz thuds a left hand into Cullen's body. Cullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz connects with a crisp jab. Cullen misses with a body kick. Ortiz cracks Cullen on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Cullen falls backwards against the cage. Ortiz follows up with more strikes that drop Cullen to his knees. Ortiz keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Cullen! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Forrest Ortiz! Forrest Ortiz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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