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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between cm Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tito Ortiz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Good elbows
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, cm Punk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punk shoots in but no luck this time.
cm Punk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortiz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Punk has time to react.
Ortiz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ortiz misses the shot to the body.
Punk has a takedown stuffed.
Ortiz lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punk with a poor takedown
and Ortiz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for cm Punk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ortiz is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Punk wants to hold on but Ortiz pushes him away.
Ortiz wants to stand but Punk is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to control but Punk has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Ortiz looks gassed!
Ortiz tries to stand and escape but Punk is controlling the position.
Punk slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ortiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Punk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Punk has his foot on Ortiz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ortiz works his way back into a safe position though.
Ortiz wants to stand but Punk is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ortiz wants to stand and escape but instead Punk has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Punk slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punk working the ground and pound but Ortiz is defending the strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ortiz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Punk in side control lands a decent elbow.
Punk tries for a kimura but Ortiz is defending well.
Punk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ortiz has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punk is trying to get an arm triangle but Ortiz is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ortiz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punk is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ortiz looks calm but he's in trouble here. Punk gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ortiz is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Punk lets go of the hold and Ortiz can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). cm Punk!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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