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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shelton Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefan Washington is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shelton Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Washington!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington closes the distance and clinches.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz is pushing Washington up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Washington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Washington lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Shelton Ortiz has been cut.
Ortiz jumps guard but Washington turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Washington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Washington just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ortiz's brow.
Ortiz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Washington to keep the fight standing.
Ortiz manages to pull guard.
Washington engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Washington slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz keeping full guard, as Washington tries to pass.
Ortiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz trying to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Washington is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Washington looks to clinch
and Ortiz counters with a head kick.
Ortiz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shelton Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington misses with a head kick.
Ortiz shoots in but Washington avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Washington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to clinch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Washington fails with the takedown.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Washington.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Washington is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Washington wants to clinch.
Ortiz appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Washington pushes Ortiz up against the cage in a clinch.
Ortiz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Washington to keep the fight standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ortiz jumps guard but Washington turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Washington manages to break the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ortiz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Washington - the referee stops the clock and Ortiz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Washington. Ortiz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Washington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shelton Ortiz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Washington moves into the clinch.
Washington pulls Ortiz into guard.
Ortiz throws a big elbow that misses.
Washington utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ortiz lands a couple of elbows.
Washington kicks Ortiz off and gets to his feet.
Washington drives through and clinches with Ortiz against the cage.
Ortiz is trying to pull guard but Washington has him pressed against the cage.
Ortiz jumps guard but Washington stands there with Ortiz around his waist. Ortiz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shelton Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz jumps guard.
Washington stands up and waves to Ortiz to follow him.
Washington moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to pull guard but Washington turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ortiz jumps guard but Washington stands there with Ortiz around his waist. Ortiz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ortiz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Washington smiles and moves away.
Ortiz dives in for a single leg takedown but Washington sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Ortiz backs off Washington throws a huge counter combo but Ortiz manages to avoid it all.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Washington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ortiz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Washington smiles and moves away.
Washington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ortiz as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ortiz circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Ortiz misses its target.
Washington gets a clinch.
Washington manages to pull guard.
Washington seems keen to control Ortiz's posture.
Ortiz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Washington is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ortiz presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Washington has Ortiz pressed against the cage, preventing Ortiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortiz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Washington to keep the fight standing.
Ortiz is looking to control Washington's arms but Washington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ortiz has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands an elbow that stopped Ortiz in his tracks for a moment.
Ortiz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Washington is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ortiz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Washington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Washington drives through and clinches with Ortiz against the cage.
Ortiz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Washington has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ortiz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Washington breaks from the clinch.
Shelton Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Washington instigates a clinch.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but Washington holds him up against the cage and eventually Ortiz drops back down to his feet.
Washington manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington rushes Ortiz and presses him up against the cage.
Washington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Washington is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ortiz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Washington controlling the action here for a moment.
Washington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ortiz rushes Washington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Washington has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ortiz uses from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Washington is pulling down on Ortiz's head. It's preventing any offense from Ortiz, at least for the moment.
Ortiz works over Washington with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Washington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shelton Ortiz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ortiz shoots in for a takedown but Washington shows good takedown defense.
Washington leaves Ortiz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ortiz misses with a takedown
and Washington counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shelton Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz moves in looking to clinch but Washington pushes him off.
Washington tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice takedown defense from Washington. No joy for Ortiz on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws a head kick that Ortiz semi-blocks.
Stefan Washington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Washington moves into the clinch successfully.
Ortiz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Washington manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Washington.
It looked like Ortiz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Washington instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington stalling.
Washington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Washington.
Ortiz is trying to pull guard but Washington has him pressed against the cage.
Ortiz tries to pull guard but Washington won't allow it.
Washington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Washington makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stefan Washington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Washington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ortiz forces Washington back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz gets underhooks to prevent Washington's takedown attempt.
Washington drags the fight down to the ground.
Ortiz wants to stand but Washington is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ortiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington has Ortiz pulled in close to control his posture.
Ortiz chips away with some ground and pound.
Washington looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Washington not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Washington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ortiz manages to get himself to full guard.
Ortiz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Washington passes into side control.
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington stands up.
Washington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ortiz, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Washington creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ortiz's defenses.
Shelton Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stefan Washington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Washington jumps into guard, dragging Ortiz to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Washington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Washington 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Washington!
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energy
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hype
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