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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Ortega (ranked 81 p4p, 12 weight class) and Fujii Yusuke (ranked 239 p4p, 32 weight class). Fujii Yusuke has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carlos Ortega's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fujii Yusuke!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega throws a good cross that connects.
Yusuke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yusuke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab lands there for Ortega.
Ortega wants to slow Yusuke down by chopping away at his legs.
Ortega keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
Yusuke throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortega.
Yusuke misses with a hook.
Carlos Ortega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yusuke. Ortega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yusuke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ortega finds it's way round the side to connect with Yusuke's head.
Nice shot lands for Ortega.
Ortega lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yusuke avoids the head kick by Ortega.
Yusuke walks into a left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Ortega there.
Ortega takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot by Yusuke.
Yusuke clobbers Ortega with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ortega connects with a body shot that sends Yusuke's belly button to the back.
Ortega thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortega. That's going to slow Yusuke down.
Ortega is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yusuke ducks under a wild hook from Ortega.
Yusuke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortega. Yusuke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carlos Ortega is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yusuke throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega tests Yusuke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yusuke fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortega misses with a straight right.
Yusuke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yusuke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ortega rather than just go for the knockout.
Yusuke throws a big shot that misses.
Yusuke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ortega looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ortega looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ortega throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortega. Yusuke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yusuke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yusuke throws out a leg kick but Ortega moves out of range and Yusuke only half commits.
Yusuke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortega.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yusuke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Ortega misses.
Donk. Ortega catches Yusuke right on the button with a cross.
Yusuke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ortega takes one on the button.
Ortega lands a right hook to the body.
Ortega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yusuke moves away.
Ortega lands a right hook to the body.
Ortega lands a right hook to the body.
Ortega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yusuke.
Yusuke throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Ortega is predictable there
and Yusuke counters with a stiff right hand.
Yusuke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ortega. Ortega circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yusuke swings for the body but Ortega moves out of range.
Yusuke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yusuke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yusuke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut there from Ortega.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ortega.
Ortega takes a swing at Yusuke's ribcage but misses.
Yusuke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortega.
Ortega scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yusuke throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega lands a nice hook to Yusuke's body. Yusuke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab from Yusuke.
Ortega lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yusuke will feel that in the morning.
Yusuke lands a nice looking body shot.
Ortega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortega thows a leg kick but Yusuke checks it
letting Yusuke counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortega. That's going to slow Yusuke down.
Ortega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yusuke manages to avoid it.
Ortega misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yusuke throws a hook to the side of Ortega's head but Ortega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortega throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yusuke on the side of the head.
Yusuke throws a poor cross that misses
and Ortega counters with a right hand to the body.
Ortega comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortega walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yusuke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yusuke throws a low kick but Ortega avoids it.
Ortega misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Yusuke misses.
Ortega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortega misses the shot to the body.
Yusuke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ortega throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yusuke counters with a nice body shot.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
Yusuke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortega manages to avoid it.
Ortega throws a low kick but Yusuke moves out of range easily.
Yusuke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ortega throws out the jab.
Yusuke ducks under a wild hook from Ortega.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega gets tackled into the cage by Yusuke. Yusuke maintains the clinch.
Ortega softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ortega digs a right hand underneath Yusuke's ribcage. Yusuke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ortega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yusuke throws a hook but Ortega blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ortega dominated that round.
That's time! Ortega's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ortega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yusuke.
A slow jab from Ortega misses its intended target.
Ortega fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Yusuke.
Yusuke throws a solid leg kick but Ortega takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yusuke.
Yusuke throws a jab when Ortega was well out of range.
Ortega tried to counter with a leg kick but Yusuke avoided it.
Yusuke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortega.
Ortega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yusuke.
Carlos Ortega is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortega bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yusuke's head backwards.
Yusuke misses with a hook to the body
and Ortega counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ortega.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yusuke avoids the body shot from Ortega.
Ortega rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yusuke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yusuke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ortega to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yusuke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ortega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yusuke lands a body shot.
Yusuke throws a push kick but Ortega slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortega swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yusuke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yusuke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortega.
Yusuke tries to clinch but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega misses with an uppercut.
Yusuke jabs Ortega to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ortega looks to land a right hand but Yusuke moved out of range.
Yusuke blocks a jab.
Yusuke throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortega.
Ortega turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yusuke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortega moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yusuke. Ortega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yusuke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yusuke throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Ortega.
Ortega moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortega does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ortega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yusuke.
A telegraphed right hand from Yusuke misses the target.
Ortega takes one on the button.
Yusuke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortega.
Yusuke feints and then cracks Ortega's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ortega down.
Nice straight punches there by Yusuke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yusuke.
Yusuke works Ortega's body with a nice hook.
Yusuke throws a shot from downtown. Ortega moves away and avoids it.
Ortega throws a hook to the side of Yusuke's head but Yusuke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Yusuke.
Yusuke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ortega.
Yusuke misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Ortega.
Ortega on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yusuke misses with an uppercut.
Ortega is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big left from Ortega misses.
Ortega missing with a left hand there. Yusuke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yusuke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yusuke. Ortega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yusuke throws the left hand but Ortega avoids the punch easily.
Ortega takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ortega cracks Yusuke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Ortega misses its intended target.
Ortega bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yusuke's head backwards.
Yusuke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortega moves away.
Yusuke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yusuke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ortega on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Decent striking displayed by Yusuke there.
Nice defenses there by Ortega.
Ortega blocks a leg kick.
Yusuke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yusuke misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega misses the jab.
Yusuke replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ortega blocks it well.
Ortega misses the jab.
Yusuke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yusuke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yusuke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A low kick from Ortega is predictable there
and Yusuke counters with a nice uppercut.
Ortega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yusuke throws out the jab.
Ortega throws a right hand that misses
and Yusuke counters with a left to the body.
Yusuke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yusuke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ortega.
Yusuke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortega.
It looked like Ortega wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yusuke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ortega throws a leg kick but Yusuke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yusuke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ortega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yusuke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yusuke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yusuke slips a straight right by Ortega.
A punch combination from Yusuke misses.
Ortega loads up on a big right hand but Yusuke slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujii Yusuke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Yusuke misses with a wild body shot.
Yusuke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yusuke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortega scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ortega throws a body punch but Yusuke moves out of range.
Yusuke misses with an uppercut.
Ortega motions for Yusuke to come forward. Ortega throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yusuke tests Ortega's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yusuke punishes Ortega's body with a nice straight punch.
Yusuke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortega jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yusuke throws a body shot but no joy.
Yusuke throws a hook to the side of Ortega's head but Ortega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yusuke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortega scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yusuke throws a hook to the side of Ortega's head but Ortega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortega moves out of range as Yusuke strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusuke staying out of range there.
Yusuke swings for the body but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ortega scores with a hook to the body. Yusuke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yusuke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice cross by Ortega.
Yusuke drives through and clinches with Ortega against the cage.
Ortega lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yusuke backwards.
Yusuke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortega's elbow.
Ortega's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ortega throws a leg kick
and Yusuke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ortega throws a looping overhand right but Yusuke ducks down to avoid it.
Ortega is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yusuke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortega bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Ortega tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortega throws a hook to the side of Yusuke's head but Yusuke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yusuke avoids the body shot from Ortega.
Yusuke jabs Ortega right on the nose. Ortega blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Ortega coming out on top.
Ortega slips a straight right by Yusuke.
Yusuke throws a good cross that connects.
Ortega digs a good body shot into Yusuke's ribs.
Ortega pushes Yusuke away with a front kick.
Yusuke misses with a left hand
and Ortega counters with an inside leg kick.
Ortega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortega takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ortega misses with a low kick.
Ortega throws an overhand right that lands on Yusuke's shoulder, as Yusuke tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Yusuke. That snapped Ortega's head back.
Yusuke lands the left hand.
Ortega moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortega half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yusuke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yusuke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yusuke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yusuke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ortega. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ortega, pushing him back against the cage.
Ortega lands with a light punch inside.
Ortega's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yusuke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ortega misses with a hook. Yusuke ducked under it nicely.
Ortega wants to land a leg kick but Yusuke is out of range.
Yusuke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortega can pounce on him.
Ortega fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yusuke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ortega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ortega slips under a jab from Yusuke.
Ortega half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ortega clobbers Yusuke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ortega connects with a nice looking jab.
Ortega misses with a lunging right hand
and Yusuke counters with a stiff right hand.
Ortega scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yusuke. Ortega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortega with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yusuke needs to keep his hands up - Ortega had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusuke looks for the body kick but Ortega saw that one coming.
Yusuke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ortega cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortega misses with a straight left.
Ortega checks a leg kick nicely.
Ortega throws a right hand that misses
and Yusuke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ortega slips a jab from Yusuke.
Yusuke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut lands for Ortega. That snapped Yusuke's head back.
Yusuke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yusuke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortega.
Ortega misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortega scores with a sloppy right hand. Yusuke should have avoided that one.
Ortega takes a swing at Yusuke's ribcage but misses.
Yusuke looks for the body kick but Ortega saw that one coming.
Ortega avoids a kick to the body.
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 Carlos Ortega.
Well Ortega has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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