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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joell Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joell Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Borg!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Borg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz moves out of range of the body kick from Borg.
Borg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Borg tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ortiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Borg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiz throws a push kick but Borg slaps the foot to one side.
Ted Borg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Borg is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Borg as Ortiz shoots in.
Borg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ortiz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borg has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ortiz has passed into side control.
Borg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ortiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borg keeps working.
Borg is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ortiz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ortiz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Check out the look on Ortiz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Borg is looking for a sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ortiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Borg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Borg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Borg.
Borg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ortiz closes the distance and clinches up with Borg, looking for a takedown. Ortiz pushes Borg against the cage but Borg circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joell Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borg throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Borg looks for the body kick but Ortiz saw that one coming.
Borg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Borg throws a wild body kick that Ortiz sees coming a mile off.
Borg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Borg swings away with a body shot that misses
so Ortiz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ortiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ortiz trying to control but Borg is working from the bottom.
Borg throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ortiz trying to control but Borg is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Borg can do anything to dispel that myth.
Borg is striking from the bottom but Ortiz uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Borg throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Ortiz manages to pass to side control.
Borg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ortiz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Borg gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borg misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ortiz drops an elbow to the side of Borg's head.
Borg is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Ortiz pulls his head out easily.
Borg looks gassed!
Ortiz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Borg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ortiz prevents Borg from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ortiz passes to side control.
Ortiz is looking to take a break and control but Borg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Borg is looking for a sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ortiz moves out of range of the body kick from Borg.
Ortiz has Borg up against the cage in a clinch.
Ortiz wants to break free but Borg has control.
Borg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Borg tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortiz avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Borg is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Borg keeps control of Ortiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ortiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Borg avoids the damage to the body.
Borg missing with knees to the body.
Ortiz looking for a takedown.
Borg tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ortiz smiles and moves away.
Borg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joell Ortiz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Borg with a poor takedown
so Ortiz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ortiz stopping the sweep attempt from Borg.
Ortiz postures up in Borg's guard and throws a big left but Borg blocks it.
Ortiz forces his way into half guard.
Ortiz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Borg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Borg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Borg manages to get to full guard.
Ortiz thows a big elbow that misses.
Borg is breathing heavily.
Borg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borg wants to stand and escape but Ortiz is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ortiz throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Borg with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Borg won't be happy with that.
Ortiz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Borg tries to bench press Ortiz off him but Ortiz keeps the position.
Ortiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borg keeps working.
Ortiz is working Borg over with some ground and pound from side control.
Borg is trying to improve his position.
Ortiz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Borg to see if he's OK.
Borg is looking for a sweep.
Borg looking for a sweep but Ortiz has passed into full mount! Oh no!
A nice elbow there by Ortiz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz landing strikes from the mount and Borg is in trouble!
Ortiz lands a heavy elbow.
Ortiz trying to control but Borg is having none of it.
Joell Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortiz with a couple of short strikes.
Borg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Borg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ortiz landing punches.
Borg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Borg throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Borg hang on?
Borg is desperately trying to improve his position but Ortiz has a good base and remains in mount.
Ortiz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Borg is desperately trying to improve his position but Ortiz has a good base and remains in mount.
Ortiz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Borg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ortiz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ortiz scoring with strikes but Borg is staying in there.
Ortiz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ortiz trying to control but Borg is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borg can't escape the position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ortiz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the head.
Ortiz tries to control but Borg wriggling away.
Borg is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joell Ortiz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Borg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Borg throws a lazy head kick
and Ortiz counters with a single leg into guard. Borg didn't expect that.
Ortiz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Borg's guard.
Borg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Borg wants to sweep but Ortiz has passed to side control!
Ortiz lands an elbow.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Borg is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg is looking for a sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Borg throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ortiz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Borg scores with a push kick.
Borg missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borg lands with a slapping head kick.
Borg throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Borg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Borg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ortiz fails with the takedown.
Borg with a poor takedown
and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Borg wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Ortiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borg is keeping the position for now.
Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Borg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortiz is one step ahead there.
Borg has his foot on Ortiz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ortiz works his way back into a safe position though.
Borg keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A solid body kick from Borg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borg thuds his shin into the meat of Ortiz's side.
Borg tries to score with a low kick but Ortiz moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Borg.
Borg misses with a body kick.
Borg moves out of range as Ortiz throws a body kick.
Borg rushes Ortiz and presses him up against the cage.
Borg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borg.
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Borg shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joell Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A clash of legs there as Ortiz blocks the low kick.
Borg throws a head kick that Ortiz semi-blocks.
Borg misses with an uppercut.
Borg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ortiz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Borg is fending him off so far but Ortiz persists. Nope, Borg circles away and we're back to standing.
Borg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Borg as Ortiz shoots in.
Ted Borg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borg misses with the body kick
and Ortiz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Borg's guard.
Borg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ortiz!
Borg throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Borg with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Borg landing strikes from the mount and Ortiz is in trouble!
Ortiz flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Borg looking to finish Ortiz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ortiz!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ortiz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Borg.
Joell Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borg punching from mount but Ortiz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joell Ortiz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ortiz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joell Ortiz!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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