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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Ortaga (ranked 7415 p4p, 775 weight class) and Sebago Bogdanovich (ranked 8990 p4p, 849 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alvaro Ortaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sebago Bogdanovich!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortaga lands a jab to the head.
Ortaga shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bogdanovich's guard.
Bogdanovich escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ortaga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bogdanovich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortaga is one step ahead there.
Ortaga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bogdanovich works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ortaga postures up.
Ortaga has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogdanovich keeping moving, preventing Ortaga from controlling successfully.
Ortaga postures up.
Ortaga content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortaga is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ortaga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bogdanovich keeping moving, preventing Ortaga from controlling successfully.
Ortaga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bogdanovich is keeping the position for now.
Ortaga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bogdanovich has eaten all the pies!
Bogdanovich looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ortaga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bogdanovich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ortaga scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ortaga scoring with punches and elbows.
Ortaga is putting a hurting on Bogdanovich here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bogdanovich taking a bit of punishment here - Ortaga scoring with strikes.
Ortaga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bogdanovich keeps working.
Bogdanovich tries to buck Ortaga off but Ortaga is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga controls the position.
Bogdanovich is looking for a sweep.
Bogdanovich is trying to escape the position but Ortaga is controlling the position.
Ortaga seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bogdanovich for as long as he can get away with.
Ortaga will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bogdanovich wants to get back to his feet.
Ortaga decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bogdanovich gets caught flat footed, as Ortaga shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bogdanovich has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ortaga off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvaro Ortaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortaga fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bogdanovich sprawls well initially but Ortaga persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ortaga wants to pass to mount but Bogdanovich is defending the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortaga sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ortaga lands with a punch from half guard.
Ortaga tries to pass to full mount but Bogdanovich defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Ortaga dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ortaga scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ortaga gets the takedown into side control.
Bogdanovich bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Ortaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bogdanovich can do to turn this around?
Ortaga fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bogdanovich to the ground. Ortaga is now in Bogdanovich's guard.
Bogdanovich kicks Ortaga off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortaga manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bogdanovich on his heels. He'll look to pass Bogdanovich's guard now, I'm sure.
Bogdanovich is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bogdanovich has momentary wrist control but Ortaga slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortaga postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ortaga scoring with some ground and pound.
Bogdanovich lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bogdanovich is breathing heavily.
Bogdanovich wants to control from the top but Ortaga keeps moving.
Ortaga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bogdanovich on the ground.
Ortaga wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ortaga's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ortaga has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bogdanovich off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortaga. Bogdanovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortaga looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ortaga lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortaga landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bogdanovich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ortaga scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ortaga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bogdanovich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga winds up and cracks Bogdanovich with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ortaga keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ortaga is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bogdanovich!
Ortaga takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Bogdanovich that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ortaga lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortaga looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ortaga lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogdanovich tries to hold on but Ortaga pushes him away.
BOOM! Ortaga connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ortaga has control of Bogdanovich's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bogdanovich regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bogdanovich in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Ortaga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortaga lands a heavy elbow.
Bogdanovich in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bogdanovich is rocked!
Ortaga lands a big shot to the head and Bogdanovich winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alvaro Ortaga!
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RATING
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