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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Heracles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeus Heracles is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeus Heracles!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Heracles tries to avoid it but Ortiz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Heracles to the ground. Heracles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ortiz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ortiz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Heracles tries to avoid it but Ortiz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Heracles to the ground. Heracles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ortiz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Heracles is trying to improve his position.
Heracles parries the strikes from Ortiz easily there. Ortiz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Heracles to escape.
Heracles on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ortiz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Heracles is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Heracles regains half guard.
Heracles won't allow Ortiz to pass to mount.
Heracles trying to control from the bottom.
Ortiz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Heracles regains half guard.
Ortiz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Heracles's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heracles moves into full guard.
Ortiz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Heracles struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heracles manages to get back to half guard.
Heracles moves into full guard.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.
Heracles wants to sweep here but Ortiz controlling him for the moment.
Ortiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Heracles on the ground.
Ortiz looking to pass the guard.
Heracles looking for a sweep. Not yet Heracles, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ortiz works over Heracles with some ground and pound from guard.
Ortiz thows a big elbow that misses.
Ortiz throws a strike but Heracles rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Heracles slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Ortiz.
Heracles takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Heracles prevents Ortiz from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Heracles in particular looking to stall.
Heracles is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to get back to full guard but Heracles has passed into side control.
Heracles controlling from the full mount.
Ortiz is working to get back to half guard.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Ortiz throwing hammer fists to the chest of Heracles. What's that going to do exactly?
Ortiz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Heracles cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Heracles working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ortiz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Heracles is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Heracles controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heracles working the ground and pound effectively.
Heracles wants to control the pace but Ortiz is squirming around nicely.
Heracles lands a heavy elbow.
Heracles blocks Ortiz's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Heracles connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Heracles.
Heracles blocks Ortiz's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Heracles postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ortiz looks a forlorn figure.
Heracles tries to control but Ortiz wriggling away.
Heracles tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Heracles dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ortiz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Heracles to the mat! Heracles manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heracles is trying to keep Ortiz in close.
Ortiz throwing strikes but missing.
Ortizis looking to pass into half guard but Heracles pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Heracles is in guard.
Heracles thows a big elbow that misses.
Ortiz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Heracles's guard.
Ortiz wants to pass the guard but Heracles is keeping the position.
Heracles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ortiz manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Heracles trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heracles passes Ortiz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Heracles seems content to control.
Heracles wants to take a breather but Ortiz is having none of it.
Heracles trying to control the pace.
Ortiz is looking for a sweep. Heracles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Heracles 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.
Zeus Heracles has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortiz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Heracles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Heracles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortiz is keeping the position for now.
Heracles is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Heracles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ortiz's head.
Heracles wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Heracles is working Ortiz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Heracles trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Despite being in the dominant position, Zeus Heracles just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ortiz.
Ortiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Heracles as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a two punch combination.
Ortiz moves away from the strike by Heracles.
Heracles throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz slips a jab from Heracles.
Ortiz fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tito Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Heracles is fending him off so far but Ortiz persists. Nope, Heracles circles away and we're back to standing.
Heracles throws a nice looking combination but Ortiz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heracles throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Ortiz shoots in and drives through. Heracles sprawls well.
Heracles connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Tito Ortiz has been cut.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Heracles as he jumps to the side.
Heracles throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heracles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tito Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heracles misses with a double jab.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Heracles as he jumps to the side.
Heracles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ortiz momentarily.
Heracles throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.
Heracles lands with a straight right. Ortiz didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heracles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ortiz is rocked!
Heracles circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Ortiz to the canvas! Ortiz doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Heracles keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeus Heracles!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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