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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tupac - Broken Wings. Vera has chosen Black Eyed Peas - Bebot as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SergiO Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Vera!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Vera.
Vera lands a high kick!
It looks like SergiO Ortiz has been cut.
Vera throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Vera tries to clinch but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Vera wants to clinch but Ortiz slips to the side
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz avoids the body shot from Vera.
Vera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Michael Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz catches Vera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vera drives through with a takedown into Ortiz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vera wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vera is aware though and is defending well.
Vera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vera has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ortiz is proving hard to escape from.
Ortiz looking for a guillotine here but Vera defends easily.
Ortiz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vera not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ortiz is trying to control the position but Vera postures up.
Ortiz has momentary wrist control but Vera slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera is stalling in the full guard.
Vera slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Ortiz.
Ortiz is trying to get back to full guard.
Ortiz won't allow Vera to pass to mount.
Vera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz has one foot on Vera's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Vera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ortiz throws a shot to the body.
Vera misses with a body punch
and Ortiz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vera thinking.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Vera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vera!
Vera moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Vera slips a straight right by Ortiz.
Vera misses with a body shot.
Ortiz blocks a head kick by Vera.
Nice body kick from Vera.
Ortiz misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Vera thuds a left hand into Ortiz's body.
Vera connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortiz. Vera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vera throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz clinches up against the cage.
Vera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ortiz stalls.
Ortiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ortiz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ortiz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vera backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vera obliges.
Vera wants to stall.
Vera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on SergiO Ortiz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ortiz throws a wild body kick that Vera sees coming a mile off.
Michael Vera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ortiz.
Vera throws a leg kick but Ortiz moved away.
Vera lands a nice shot to the body.
Vera looks to land a body kick but Ortiz moved away.
Ortiz throws a hook but Vera blocks it.
Vera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vera lands a damaging elbow.
Vera stops a takedown attempt from Ortiz.
Vera tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
Vera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Ortiz.
Vera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ortiz misses with a leg kick
and Vera counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Vera tries to sprawl out of it but Ortiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SergiO Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vera.
Vera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
Vera lands a big head kick that sends Ortiz tumbling to the mat! Vera takes a step backwards and waves Ortiz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ortiz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vera rushes Ortiz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Ortiz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vera lands an elbow just above Ortiz 's eye.
Vera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ortiz seems to have got his legs back now.
A body shot lands from Ortiz.
Vera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ortiz's face.
Vera tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vera has Ortiz pressed against the cage, preventing Ortiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ortiz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ortiz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vera is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ortiz.
Vera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vera stops a takedown attempt from Ortiz.
Michael Vera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Ortiz.
Ortiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Vera controls his hands.
Vera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ortiz up against the cage.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but Vera has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera looking to stall.
Ortiz is pushing Vera up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vera misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ortiz.
Vera misses with a knee strike.
Vera looking to slow down the pace here.
Vera with a knee to the head.
Vera tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortiz avoids the damage to the body.
Ortiz just leaning against Vera, taking a breather.
Vera lands a good knee to the midsection. Ortiz won't want to take too many of those.
Vera tries to stall but Ortiz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ortiz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz working the head with strikes.
Vera looking for a sweep but Ortiz has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The referee warns Vera that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ortiz controlling from the full mount.
Ortiz tries to control but Vera wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vera is bucking up trying to escape but Ortiz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ortiz working Vera over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Vera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on SergiO Ortiz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Vera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Ortiz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ortiz 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.
Vera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ortiz as he avoids it easily.
Vera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ortiz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vera. Ortiz shrugs it off though.
Vera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vera throws a head kick that misses.
Vera has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera throws a nice head kick!
Vera scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz misses with a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz rushes Vera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ortiz cracks Vera with a nice body shot.
Ortiz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Vera.
Ortiz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ortiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Vera controls his hands.
Vera is trying to maintain a safe position but Ortiz gets an underhook and turns Vera into the cage.
Vera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
SergiO Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Vera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera looking to slow down the pace here.
Vera with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ortiz breaks from the clinch.
Vera misses with a low kick as Ortiz jumps back.
Vera misses with a kick to the body.
Ortiz connects with a body shot.
Vera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ortiz tries to bum rush Vera with a series of wild strikes but Vera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vera scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ortiz is able to avoid easily.
Ortiz throws out a powerful jab.
Vera throws a head kick that Ortiz semi-blocks.
Vera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vera 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 Vera off to one side.
A shot to the body from Vera misses
and Ortiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vera shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz shows good takedown defense.
SergiO Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Vera.
Vera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vera plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters circling a little - Vera finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ortiz tries a low kick but Vera avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vera defending well as Ortiz loads up on a big left hand.
Ortiz connects with an inside leg kick.
Ortiz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vera.
Vera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vera is looking to chop away at Ortiz's legs.
Ortiz has Vera up against the cage in a clinch.
Ortiz tries to work over Vera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vera looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Ortiz.
Ortiz tries a body shot but Vera blocks it.
Vera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortiz tries to throw a body punch but Vera avoids it by throwing Ortiz back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Vera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vera winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Vera!
Michael Vera very nearly forgot to thank ****160Q Energy for $150**** amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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