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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Ortaga (ranked 2025 p4p, 249 weight class) and Black Mamba (ranked 4494 p4p, 439 weight class). Ortaga comes to the cage accompanied by Mexican Rap. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alvaro Ortaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Mamba!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortaga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortaga misses with a wild body shot.
Ortaga works Mamba's body with a nice hook.
Mamba misses with an uppercut.
Ortaga definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ortaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mamba throws a right hand that misses
and Ortaga counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mamba.
Mamba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortaga connects with a body shot that sends Mamba's belly button to the back.
Mamba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ortaga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mamba looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mamba throws a hook but Ortaga avoids it easily.
Ortaga connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mamba. Mamba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Ortaga misses its intended target.
Mamba swings widly with a right hand
and Ortaga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ortaga throws a low kick but Mamba avoids it.
Mamba looks to land a right hand but Ortaga moved out of range.
Alvaro Ortaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamba tries to sprawl but Ortaga drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ortaga prevents Mamba from improving his position.
Ortaga seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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 is looking to advance position but Mamba won't allow it.
Mamba wants to improve his position but Ortaga is controlling well.
Ortaga controlling the action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ortaga has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ortaga misses with a looping right.
Ortaga lunges at Mamba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mamba's hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ortaga lands a jab to Mamba's midsection.
Mamba ducks right into an uppercut from Ortaga.
Mamba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortaga.
Mamba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortaga digs a good hook to Mamba's body.
Ortaga scores with a jab. Mamba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mamba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mamba connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Mamba.
Ortaga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mamba backs up against the cage.
It looks like Black Mamba has been cut.
Mamba's coach down at Far-Q Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mamba's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ortaga throws a big shot that misses.
Ortaga looks to land a combination but Mamba avoids it well.
Mamba slips a jab from Ortaga.
Ortaga staying out of range there.
Mamba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mamba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ortaga scores with a jab to the body.
Ortaga avoids the body shot from Mamba.
Ortaga misses with a wild body shot.
Mamba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortaga.
Mamba throws the left hand but Ortaga avoids the punch easily.
Mamba lands a head shot.
Ortaga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mamba under the eye.
Mamba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ortaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mamba.
Ortaga misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortaga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ortaga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mamba at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamba throws a lazy uppercut
and Ortaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mamba cracks Ortaga with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Mamba misses.
Ortaga throwing a counter right hand but Mamba manages to avoid it.
Mamba misses with an uppercut. Ortaga saw that one coming.
Ortaga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ortaga lands a jab to the nose.
Mamba moves away from the strike by Ortaga.
Ortaga uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mamba has time to react.
Ortaga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortaga lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ortaga lands a nice hook to Mamba's body. Mamba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ortaga throws a shot from downtown. Mamba moves away and avoids it.
Ortaga jabs Mamba right on the nose. Mamba blinks but takes it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Ortaga. That snapped Mamba's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mamba. Ortaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Ortaga was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mamba.
Mamba moves out of range of the leg kick from Ortaga.
Ortaga scores with a hook.
Mamba misses with a body shot.
Ortaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Ortaga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Black Mamba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ortaga throws a jab when Mamba was well out of range.
Ortaga tries for a takedown but Mamba circles away easily
letting Mamba counter with a right hand.
Ortaga throws a lazy right hand but Mamba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ortaga scores with a takedown into Mamba's guard.
Mamba pushes Ortaga off and gets back to his feet.
Ortaga looks to land a combination. Mamba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mamba's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ortaga connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mamba scrambles back to his feet.
Ortaga jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ortaga avoids the body shot from Mamba.
Mamba throws a right hand that misses
and Ortaga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mamba tries to score with a low kick but Ortaga moves his leg out of the way.
Mamba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mamba with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortaga slips a jab from Mamba.
Mamba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mamba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mamba moves away from the strike by Ortaga.
Mamba throws a hook but Ortaga blocks it.
Mamba throws a leg kick but Ortaga sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Black Mamba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Ortaga misses.
Mamba throws out a counter right but Ortaga avoids it with no problem.
Ortaga slips a jab from Mamba.
A little feinted left hand from Ortaga on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ortaga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ortaga scores with a punch to the head.
Mamba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ortaga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Mamba. That snapped Ortaga's head back.
Mamba misses with a left hand
and Mamba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Ortaga.
Ortaga avoids the body shot from Mamba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortaga lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mamba looks to land a body kick but Ortaga moved away.
Mamba throws an overhand right that lands on Ortaga's shoulder, as Ortaga tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga takes a swing at Mamba's ribcage but misses.
Mamba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ortaga feinted with a counter takedown.
Ortaga misses with a low kick.
Ortaga lands a nice shot to the body.
Mamba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mamba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ortaga lands a jab-cross combination.
Mamba misses with a body punch
and Ortaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ortaga clobbers Mamba with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ortaga checks a low kick from Mamba.
An attempted straight right counter from Ortaga misses the target.
Ortaga misses with a double jab.
Ortaga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mamba throws a jab when Ortaga was well out of range.
Mamba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ortaga.
Ortaga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mamba can do to turn this around?
Mamba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mamba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga looks to throw the jab but Mamba is out of range.
Mamba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortaga was well out of range. Poor timing from Mamba.
Ortaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mamba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortaga.
Ortaga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mamba looks to land a left hand but Ortaga moved out of range nicely.
Ortaga digs a good body shot into Mamba's ribs.
Ortaga throws a low kick but Mamba avoids it.
Ortaga scores with the left hand. Mamba knows he should have avoided that one.
Ortaga throws a body punch but Mamba moves out of range.
A nice side step and Mamba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ortaga swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mamba.
Mamba slips a jab from Ortaga.
Ortaga works Mamba's body with a nice hook.
Ortaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mamba.
Ortaga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mamba.
Ortaga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ortaga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mamba throws a looping overhand right but Ortaga ducks down to avoid it.
Ortaga closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortaga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamba misses with a few strikes there.
Ortaga jabs at Mamba's body.
Nice body punch from Mamba.
Mamba throws a right hand that misses
and Ortaga counters with a straight right hand.
Ortaga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mamba throws out the jab.
Ortaga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mamba misses with the combination.
Mamba moves away from the strike by Ortaga.
Ortaga moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortaga misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortaga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mamba.
Ortaga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mamba throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortaga moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ortaga throws a nice looking combination but Mamba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot by Ortaga.
Ortaga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Mamba misses the target.
As Mamba backs away, Ortaga returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Ortaga dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Black Mamba's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ortaga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mamba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Ortaga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mamba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ortaga looks to land a left hand but Mamba moved out of range nicely.
Ortaga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamba.
Ortaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvaro Ortaga is winning the standup battle so far.
Ortaga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortaga. Mamba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortaga slips a jab from Mamba.
Ortaga is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mamba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mamba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ortaga momentarily.
Mamba loads up on a big right hand but Ortaga slips the punch.
Mamba misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortaga misses the target.
Mamba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mamba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortaga.
Mamba throws a big shot that misses.
Mamba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortaga.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortaga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ortaga.
Ortaga lands with a shot to the body.
Mamba misses with a body kick.
Mamba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortaga.
Mamba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ortaga!
Mamba misses with a lunging right hand
and Ortaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mamba slips under a jab.
Mamba lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ortaga takes a step back to recover.
Ortaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamba.
A left lands for Ortaga.
Ortaga bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Ortaga does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortaga lands with a nice body punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mamba.
Ortaga scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Mamba.
Ortaga checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ortaga fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mamba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ortaga drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mamba manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ortaga scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ortaga lands a head shot.
Mamba throws a body kick that misses.
Ortaga on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mamba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Ortaga misses.
Mamba walks into a jab.
Mamba looks to land a left hand but Ortaga moved out of range nicely.
Ortaga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ortaga scores with a takedown into Mamba's guard.
Mamba being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga stands and steps away. Mamba gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ortaga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortaga throwing a counter right hand but Mamba manages to avoid it.
Ortaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mamba manages to avoid it.
Ortaga connects with a jab.
Ortaga staying out of range there.
Ortaga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mamba.
Black Mamba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortaga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mamba avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortaga scores with a nice right hand.
Ortaga fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ortaga missing with a left hand there. Mamba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mamba missing with a left hand there. Ortaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortaga scores with a jab to the body.
Ortaga works Mamba's body with a nice hook.
Ortaga lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Mamba.
Mamba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ortaga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ortaga scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Ortaga there.
A big right from Ortaga misses.
Ortaga lands a nice shot to the body.
Mamba fakes the leg kick and cracks Ortaga in the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvaro Ortaga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ortaga 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvaro Ortaga!
A very excited looking Alvaro Ortaga made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Black Mamba spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back..'.
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