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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kid Cozmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ortiz's choice of entrance music: My town. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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33
153 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kid Cozmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angel Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cozmo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cozmo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cozmo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Cozmo's temple.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cozmo actively working from the bottom here.
Cozmo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ortiz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cozmo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ortiz prevents Cozmo from improving his position.
Cozmo looking for submissions off his back.
Ortiz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ortiz working Cozmo over with strikes.
Ortiz working over Cozmo with some ground and pound. Cozmo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ortiz seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ortiz.
Cozmo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ortiz pulls his head out easily.
Cozmo actively working from the bottom here.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ortiz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Ortiz there.
Cozmo is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ortiz lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ortiz connects with a nice short shot to Cozmo's temple.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz slips a nice elbow through Cozmo's hands, connecting with Cozmo's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cozmo is rocked!
Cozmo has hold of Ortiz's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oh Cozmo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortiz working over Cozmo with some ground and pound. Cozmo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cozmo seems to have got his legs back now.
Cozmo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ortiz drops an elbow to the side of Cozmo's head.
Ortiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ortiz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cozmo wants to improve his position but Ortiz is controlling well.
Cozmo wants to get back to his feet.
Cozmo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ortiz gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Cozmo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ortiz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cozmo stops Ortiz from passing to mount.
Cozmo is looking for a sweep.
Ortiz landing strikes.
Cozmo manages to get back to half guard.
Cozmo looking for submissions off his back.
Cozmo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ortiz pulls his head out easily.
Cozmo is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ortiz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cozmo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cozmo is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a punch from half guard.
Cozmo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cozmo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ortiz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ortiz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cozmo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ortiz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cozmo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Cozmo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Ortiz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ortiz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ortiz lands in his opponent's guard.
Cozmo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cozmo has momentary wrist control but Ortiz slips an elbow through the middle.
Cozmo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cozmo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ortiz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ortiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Ortiz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cozmo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Ortiz is in close to Cozmo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ortiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cozmo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ortiz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozmo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ortiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.
Ortiz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cozmo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ortiz has managed to get both his arms back between Cozmo's legs - danger averted.
Cozmo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ortiz postures up and lands a big shot to Cozmo's brow.
Ortiz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ortiz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cozmo has momentary wrist control but Ortiz slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cozmo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ortiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ortiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cozmo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Angel Ortiz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ortiz landing with the ground and pound.
Ortiz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cozmo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ortiz has managed to get both his arms back between Cozmo's legs - danger averted.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ortiz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cozmo is proving hard to escape from.
Ortiz is working Cozmo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cozmo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ortiz defends well.
Cozmo has momentary wrist control but Ortiz slips an elbow through the middle.
Cozmo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ortiz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ortiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz landing some decent shots from guard.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Ortiz tries to free his leg and advance position but Cozmo is retaining full guard.
Cozmo looking for a guillotine here but Ortiz defends easily.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.
Ortiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cozmo's head.
Ortiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ortiz gets to his feet and stands over Cozmo, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Cozmo felt that one! Ortiz unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Cozmo from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angel Ortiz!
After the fight, Angel Ortiz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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