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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Ortiz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Drago!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Victor Ortiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz wants to clinch
and Drago counters by clinching up.
Ortiz goes for a takedown attempt but Drago pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ortiz shoots in and bounces Drago off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Drago wants to stand but Ortiz is controlling the position.
Drago is working an open guard so Ortiz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Drago tries to clinch up
and Ortiz counters with a shoot takedown. Drago fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drago is keeping the position for now.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drago is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ortiz is controlling him.
Ortiz postures up and lands a big shot to Drago's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz stands up over Drago, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drago wants to get back to his feet but Ortiz passes into half guard.
Ortiz stands up from half guard.
Drago tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ortiz counters with an outside leg kick.
Ortiz throws a shot from downtown. Drago moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off.
Ortiz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ortiz lands in his opponent's guard.
Ortiz gets to his feet - Drago follows without any prompting.
Ortiz has his takedown stuffed
and Drago counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drago.
Ortiz wants to break free but Drago has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drago.
Drago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drago using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Drago looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drago lands an elbow inside that Ortiz shrugs off.
Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ortiz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drago counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ortiz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Drago. No joy for Ortiz on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Drago's guard.
Drago is working an open guard so Ortiz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Drago closes the distance and clinches.
Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz misses with a combination
and Drago counters with a head kick.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz clinches up against the cage.
Drago tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortiz avoids the damage to the body.
Ortiz tightens his grip and picks Drago up, before dumping him to the ground. Drago manages to land in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ortiz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Drago is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Ortiz misses
and Drago counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drago.
Drago is still on wobbly legs! Can Ortiz finish him?
Ortiz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drago seems to have recovered his senses.
Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drago looks to clinch
and Ortiz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drago's guard.
Ortiz stands up over Drago, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortiz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Drago is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ortiz asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz works to advance to full mount. Drago defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Ortiz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ortiz wants to clinch up but Drago keeps it at a distance.
Drago clinches but Ortiz breaks the clinch
and Ortiz moves into the clinch.
Ortiz breaks from the clinch.
Ortiz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drago's waist but Drago gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ortiz off to one side.
Drago rushes Ortiz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ortiz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago lands an elbow just above Ortiz 's eye.
Drago lands an elbow just above Ortiz 's eye.
Ortiz breaks from the clinch.
Drago scores with a spinning back kick!
Ortiz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drago pinned against the cage. Drago gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses
and Drago decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ortiz's guard.
Ortiz wants to stand up but Drago is controlling him.
Drago is looking to stand up but Ortiz won't let him.
Ortiz wriggles free and stands up.
Ortiz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drago shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ortiz as he jumps to the side.
Victor Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a takedown attempt
and Drago counters by clinching up.
Ortiz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ortiz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Drago.
Ortiz wants to break free but Drago has control.
Ortiz blocks the elbow strike.
Drago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ortiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drago blocks an elbow strike from Ortiz.
Ortiz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ortiz wants to stall.
Drago looking to slow down the pace here.
Ortiz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Drago pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ortiz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Drago decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ortiz's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago drops back looking for a leg! Ortiz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ortiz manages to kick Drago off! Drago jumps back into Ortiz's guard.
Drago is sitting in close to Ortiz's body. Ortiz has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Drago is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Drago is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ortiz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Victor Ortiz!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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