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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lavern Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Ortega will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lavern Wyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Ortega!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega clinches.
Ortega wants the takedown. Wyatt is fighting it off but Ortega persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Wyatt's guard against the cage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wyatt keeping moving, preventing Ortega from controlling successfully.
Wyatt is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ortega is aware though and is defending well.
Ortega sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wyatt is looking for a triangle but Ortega pushes his legs off easily.
Wyatt looking for a guillotine here but Ortega defends easily.
Wyatt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ortega defends well.
Ortega wants to control from the top but Wyatt keeps moving.
Wyatt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ortega stacks Wyatt on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ortega!
Ortega tries to stand but Wyatt is controlling his head.
Ortega is looking to take a break and control but Wyatt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ortega throws an elbow but Wyatt slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ortega trying to control the action but Wyatt is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Ortega crashes against the mat.
Ortega throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ortega trying to control the position but Wyatt is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt gets back to half guard.
Ortega wants to get back to his feet.
Ortega wants to control but Wyatt is keeping him busy.
Ortega is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wyatt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wyatt wants to improve his position but Ortega is controlling well.
Ortega throwing shots but Wyatt is blocking nicely.
Ortega is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ortega pulls his head out easily.
Ortega is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ortega wants to free his trapped foot but Wyatt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wyatt throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Ortega manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortega misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ortega thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wyatt is looking for a sweep.
Ortega wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wyatt keeps working.
Ortega working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ortega's best efforts.
Wyatt is trying to get back to full guard.
Wyatt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wyatt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortega.
Ortega wants to take a breather but Wyatt is having none of it.
Ortega thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wyatt's head.
Ortega seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wyatt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wyatt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wyatt has an active guard here but Ortega has managed to pass into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortega is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortega wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wyatt keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Ortega dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ortega drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wyatt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ortega wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ortega tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ortega has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The strikes coming from Ortega are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wyatt is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ortega off and has taken his back!
Ortega looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Wyatt is hanging on to Ortega's back as he tries to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega is still trying to improve position.
Ortega has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wyatt patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Wyatt somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Ortega rolls, trying to escape but Wyatt keeps control of the position.
Ortega is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ortega trying to control the position but Wyatt manages to sink in the hooks.
Ortega breaks Wyatt's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wyatt wants to sweep here but Ortega controlling him for the moment.
Wyatt looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ortega passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wyatt is not content to let Ortega control the position.
Ortega throwing shots but Wyatt is blocking nicely.
Ortega trying to control the action but Wyatt is working from the bottom.
Wyatt actively working from the bottom here.
Wyatt actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt is not content to let Ortega control the position.
Ryan Ortega has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ortega wants to work for an arm triangle but Wyatt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ortega takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wyatt actively working from the bottom here.
Ortega is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wyatt defends it well.
Wyatt with the active half guard here but Ortega passes nicely into side control.
Ortega is looking to take a break and control but Wyatt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega tries to stand but Wyatt is controlling his head.
Ortega is looking to take a break and control but Wyatt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wyatt sneaks back into half guard.
Wyatt wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wyatt looking for submissions off his back.
Wyatt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Ortega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ortega shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wyatt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ortega trying to control but Wyatt is working from the bottom.
Ortega tries to stand but Wyatt is controlling from the bottom.
Wyatt keeping moving, preventing Ortega from controlling successfully.
Ortega trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wyatt's guard.
Wyatt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ortega passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega is looking to take a break and control but Wyatt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ortega might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wyatt haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wyatt wants to improve his position but Ortega is controlling well.
Wyatt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ortega.
Wyatt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortega moves into full mount! Wyatt won't be happy about that!
Ortega looking to finish with strikes here!
Ortega unloads with some shots from mount but Wyatt bucks and avoids them well.
Ortega wants to control the pace but Wyatt is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega mounts Wyatt! Really nice guard pass there!
Wyatt tries to improve his position but instead Ortega has taken his back!
Ortega thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Wyatt covering up well and avoiding damage.
Ortega has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Wyatt has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortega looking for the choke from the back.
Wyatt manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ortega's guard. Nice work there by Wyatt.
Ortega wants to sweep here but Wyatt controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega looking to control.
Ortega is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wyatt is controlling him.
Wyatt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ortega is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ortega is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wyatt is controlling him.
Wyatt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ortega has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wyatt has managed to get both his arms back between Ortega's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ortega working for a triangle but Wyatt defends it easily.
Wyatt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Ortega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ortega 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Ortega!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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