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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SergiO Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - X Gon' Give It To Ya. Jorge is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tropa de Elite. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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39 - 18 - 0 |
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212 lbs
20 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, SergiO Ortiz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge wants to clinch but Ortiz slips to the side
and Ortiz counters with a good low kick that Jorge was not able to check.
Jorge slips a straight right by Ortiz.
Ortiz wants to land a leg kick but Jorge is out of range.
Ortiz tries a low kick but Jorge avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jorge checks a leg kick.
Jorge tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Jorge scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ortiz doesn't seem bothered though.
Jorge is looking to clinch but Ortiz is avoiding it.
Ortiz throws a good cross that connects.
Jorge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ortiz. Ortiz obviously looking to wear him down.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ortiz forces Jorge back against the cage and clinches.
Ortiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Jorge controls his hands.
Ortiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Jorge uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz scores with a shot to the side of Jorge's head.
Jorge prevents a body shot from Ortiz.
Jorge throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge wants to take the fight to the mat but Ortiz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Jorge shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ortiz pinned against the cage. Ortiz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jorge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ortiz. Ortiz obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz works the jab nicely.
Ortiz tries to land a front kick but Jorge steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jorge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jorge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jorge as he jumps to the side.
Jorge shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
SergiO Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Jorge.
Jorge has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz struggles to land a body shot inside as Jorge controls his hands.
Ortiz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ortiz after a bit of a struggle.
Jorge is trying to drag Ortiz to the mat but Ortiz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jorge goes for a takedown attempt but Ortiz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jorge wants to clinch.
Jorge tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jorge tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jorge gets a clinch.
Jorge tries to pull guard but Ortiz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ortiz looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorge wants a takedown but no success here.
Jorge keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortiz's efforts to push away.
Ortiz prevents the takedown attempt.
Jorge goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ortiz prevents it.
Ortiz is leaning against Jorge and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jorge letting Ortiz take a breather here.
Ortiz lands a nice uppercut.
Ortiz misses with a body punch.
Ortiz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ortiz tries to stall but Jorge uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jorge throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Jorge is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ortiz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ortiz.
Jorge looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Ortiz fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz has a couple of punches blocked by Jorge.
Jorge is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ortiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jorge tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortiz lands the left hand.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz closes the distance and clinches up with Jorge, looking for a takedown. Ortiz pushes Jorge against the cage but Jorge circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jorge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jorge has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jorge wants a takedown.
Ortiz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jorge backwards.
Jorge is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jorge wants a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz trying to control the position but instead, Jorge has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ortiz into the cage.
Jorge jumps into guard, dragging Ortiz to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SergiO Ortiz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz stuffs the takedown.
Ortiz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jorge goes for a takedown attempt but Ortiz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jorge lands a slapping body shot.
Ortiz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jorge checks it well.
Jorge gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ortiz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
SergiO Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Jorge.
Jorge gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jorge won't allow Ortiz to sweep him here.
Ortiz is trying to hold Jorge in close to prevent damage but Jorge has managed to pass into half guard.
Ortiz trying to control but Jorge postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but instead Jorge has moved into half guard.
Ortiz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jorge takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jorge tries to pass to full mount but Ortiz defends it.
Ortiz is trying is best to control the position here.
Ortiz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jorge thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jorge tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ortiz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ortiz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ortiz looking for a sweep. Not yet Ortiz, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Jorge from controlling successfully.
Jorge throws a big right hand that misses.
Jorge is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ortiz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ortiz has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Jorge keeps moving.
Jorge looking for a sweep. Not yet Jorge, not yet.
Ortiz is looking to work some ground and pound but Jorge has wrist control.
Jorge working a defensive guard here.
Ortiz lands a couple of digs.
Ortiz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jorge keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Ortiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jorge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz stopping the sweep attempt from Jorge.
Jorge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jorge bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ortiz's guard.
Jorge throws a big elbow that misses.
Tiago Jorge has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ortiz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ortiz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jorge with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jorge stays in close to Ortiz's body and controls the position.
Ortiz tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorge stopping the sweep attempt from Ortiz.
Ortiz is trying to hold Jorge in close to prevent damage but Jorge has managed to pass into half guard.
Ortiz scores with a few weak punches.
Jorge seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ortiz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ortiz trying to control from the bottom.
Jorge wants to control but Ortiz is keeping him busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz is looking to improve his position.
Ortiz has hold of Jorge's hands but Jorge slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jorge thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tiago Jorge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jorge to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jorge not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jorge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jorge wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Jorge throwing strikes but missing.
Ortiz keeping full guard, as Jorge tries to pass.
Jorge preventing the sweep.
Ortiz keeping full guard, as Jorge tries to pass.
Ortiz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jorge!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ortiz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jorge is working to get back to half guard.
Jorge tries to hold on but Ortiz postures up.
Jorge might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ortiz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ortiz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jorge hang on?
Jorge slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.
Jorge keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge is in trouble now - Ortiz has advanced to mount!
Ortiz trying to control but Jorge is having none of it.
Jorge wants to control but Ortiz is having none of it.
Ortiz tries to control but Jorge wriggling away.
Ortiz with good strikes from the mount here!
Jorge is rocked!
Ortiz postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Jorge in real trouble here! The ref calls for Jorge to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). SergiO Ortiz!
SergiO Ortiz is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, SergiO Ortiz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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