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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes into the arena with I am a real American blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying McGregor's choice of entrance music: Bloc Party - Flux. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randy Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Charlie McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McGregor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ortiz.
McGregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McGregor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ortiz at a distance.
McGregor misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.
McGregor lands a leg kick that knocks Ortiz off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ortiz avoids the body shot from McGregor.
Ortiz misses with a double jab.
McGregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGregor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Ortiz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor.
McGregor lands a right hook to the body.
McGregor throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
McGregor throws a leg kick
and Ortiz counters with a thumping low kick.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGregor. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ortiz misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGregor.
Ortiz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGregor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McGregor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McGregor misses with a hook.
McGregor thows a body shot but no joy.
Charlie McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGregor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGregor tries to land a leg kick but Ortiz saw it coming and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ortiz, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
McGregor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ortiz rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ortiz connects with a leg kick. McGregor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Ortiz finds it's way through McGregor's defenses.
Ortiz throws a hook but McGregor blocks it.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz lands a really nice looking cross but McGregor seems unphased.
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!
McGregor misses with a body shot.
McGregor throws an off balance right hand
and Ortiz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ortiz misses with a leg kick.
McGregor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ortiz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGregor scores with a nice strike.
Ortiz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ortiz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McGregor swivels and escapes.
Ortiz throws a solid leg kick but McGregor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ortiz.
Ortiz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Ortiz misses.
Ortiz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGregor misses with an uppercut.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but McGregor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ortiz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Ortiz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from McGregor.
Nice body punch from Ortiz.
Ortiz thuds a left hand into McGregor's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortiz. McGregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortiz shoots in for a double leg but McGregor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McGregor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ortiz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ortiz tries to land a leg kick but McGregor saw it coming and moves away.
Ortiz misses with an uppercut.
McGregor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ortiz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McGregor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGregor checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor checks a leg kick.
Randy Ortiz is winning the standup battle so far.
McGregor staying out of range there.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a low kick as McGregor jumps back.
McGregor connects with a jab.
Ortiz throws a right hand that misses
and McGregor counters with a right hand to the body.
Ortiz looks to land a body kick but McGregor moved away.
Ortiz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ortiz jabs McGregor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz cracks McGregor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
McGregor shoots for a double leg takedown but Ortiz sprawls well. He's pushed McGregor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Randy Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie McGregor.
Nice cross by McGregor.
Ortiz tries to bum rush McGregor with a series of wild strikes but McGregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGregor looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortiz is just out of range.
No luck for McGregor with that takedown attempt.
McGregor wants to land a leg kick but Ortiz is out of range.
McGregor misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor ducks under a wild hook from Ortiz.
The crowd cheers as Ortiz lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGregor doesn't seem phased though.
McGregor blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the head.
Charlie McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McGregor moves away from the strike by Ortiz.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGregor. That's going to slow Ortiz down.
McGregor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGregor shoots in for a takedown but Ortiz shows good takedown defense.
Ortiz missing with a left hand there. McGregor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McGregor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz misses with a left hand
so McGregor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ortiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ortiz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McGregor!
McGregor wants to control but Ortiz is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGregor is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 20:18
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Ortiz!
Randy Ortiz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.
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hype
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