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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinnie Black!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Black.
Black feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Black gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Black gets a takedown into half guard.
Black postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ortiz to stand up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black looking to score a takedown here. Ortiz is defending well but Black drives through and ends up in Ortiz's guard.
Black stands up from Ortiz's guard - Black perhaps looking for a knockout.
No luck for Ortiz with that takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Ortiz. Beautiful body shot.
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Black sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Black closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Black decides to stand and escape the position.
Ortiz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz shoots in and drives through. Black sprawls well.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Black moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ortiz to the mat! Ortiz manages to get full guard.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Black stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Black looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ortiz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black content to stall in guard here.
Black keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ortiz's head.
Black decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ortiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Black dives in and scores a takedown into Ortiz's guard.
Ortiz is working an open guard so Black takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Black. No joy for Ortiz on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Black to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Black looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ortiz keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Black working some strikes from top position.
Black stands up from Ortiz's guard - Black perhaps looking for a knockout.
Black throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ortiz enables Black to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ortiz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ortiz, up you get!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ortiz lands a nice hook to Black's body. Black takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ortiz enables Black to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ortiz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ortiz is looking to stand up but Black isn't so interested in that idea.
Ortiz trying to control the position.
Ortiz is working an open guard so Black takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortiz.
Black shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Black showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Black dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ortiz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Ortiz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Black closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vinnie Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ortiz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black stands up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ortiz enables Black to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ortiz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ortiz trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.
Black is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Black controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Black has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Black keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ortiz's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ortiz to the mat! Ortiz manages to get full guard.
Black stands up over Ortiz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Black lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Black chips away with some ground and pound.
Black prevents Ortiz from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Black pushes down on Ortiz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Black stands up from half guard.
Vinnie Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black shoots in and bounces Ortiz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ortiz is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
Ortiz keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Ortiz controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
Black prevents Ortiz from getting back to his feet.
Black engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ortiz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Black is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black stands up from Ortiz's guard - Black perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Black shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Black showed some decent athleticism there.
Ortiz is looking for a sweep. Black is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Black stalling.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vinnie Black hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Black darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black prevents Ortiz from improving his position.
Black content to control rather than advance.
Ortiz is trying to maintain the position but Black is very close to passing his half guard.
Black gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Black closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ortiz quickly recovers to half guard.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ortiz sees it coming and defends easily.
Ortiz is looking to control Black's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ortiz avoid being mounted?
Black decides to stand and escape the position.
Ortiz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz is looking to wear down Black with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Black looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Black's guard.
Black is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Black has his feet on Ortiz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Black gets a double leg takedown into Ortiz's guard.
Ortiz looking to control.
Ortiz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ortiz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a takedown
and Black counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Black closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Black looks up at the clock and then as Ortiz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Black smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Chad Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black stands up and beckons Ortiz to his feet.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortiz. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortiz looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.
Vinnie Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Ortiz. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Black!
A victorious Vinnie Black thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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