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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toshi Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Gatner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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138 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toshi Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Gatner!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ortiz circles away.
Gatner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz connects with a looping right hand.
Ortiz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gatner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gatner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ortiz defends it nicely.
Toshi Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Gatner.
Gatner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ortiz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gatner instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatner is trying to trip Ortiz. He has hold of a leg but Ortiz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gatner persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ortiz wants to stand but Gatner is controlling the position.
Gatner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ortiz is keeping the position for now.
Ortiz wants to sweep here but Gatner controlling him for the moment.
Ortiz keeping full guard, as Gatner tries to pass.
Ortiz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ortiz tries to get out of the position.
Gatner throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortiz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatner tries to stand but Ortiz is controlling from the bottom.
Gatner looking to sit in guard and control but Ortiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gatner trying to keep a closed guard but Ortiz is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ortiz with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatner controls Ortiz momentarily but Ortiz frees himself.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Gatner keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Gatner hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gatner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ortiz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gatner tries to clinch up
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Ortiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gatner tries for a takedown but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz cracks a nice hook into Gatner's ribs.
Gatner wants to clinch.
Gatner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ortiz is trying to pull guard but Gatner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gatner has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ortiz is trying to keep an underhook but Gatner manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gatner is looking to take a break and control but Ortiz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ortiz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Gatner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gatner throws a low kick, looking for Ortiz's leg but Ortiz calmly moves out of range.
Mike Gatner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz clobbers Gatner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ortiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Gatner.
Gatner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ortiz defends it nicely.
Gatner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ortiz gets tackled into the cage by Gatner. Gatner maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortiz tries to circle away but Gatner has him pinned against the cage.
Gatner works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ortiz pulls Gatner in close to his closed guard and prevents Gatner from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ortiz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gatner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Gatner from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ortiz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gatner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Gatner.
Gatner misses with a takedown
and Ortiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Toshi Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Gatner.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ortiz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatner is trying to buck Ortiz off.
Gatner is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz working the ground and pound.
Gatner is trying to get back to half guard.
Gatner struggling a bit here.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Gatner is working from the bottom.
Ortiz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ortiz wants to control but Gatner is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatner is pushing Ortiz's head away, looking to escape. Ortiz manages to hold on to the position though.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Gatner is working from the bottom.
Gatner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ortiz working the head and body with strikes.
Ortiz scores with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz trying to control the position but Gatner is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatner is trying to buck Ortiz off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toshi Ortiz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ortiz scores with a takedown into Gatner's guard.
Gatner has control of Ortiz's left arm, preventing Ortiz from doing any damage.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Gatner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gatner pulls Ortiz in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ortiz is stalling in the full guard.
Toshi Ortiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mike Gatner wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gatner scores with a body shot.
Gatner fails with a takedown attempt.
Ortiz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gatner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ortiz swivels and escapes.
Gatner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gatner fails with the takedown
and Ortiz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toshi Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Gatner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatner shoots in looking for a takedown but Ortiz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gatner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gatner leaves Ortiz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ortiz shoots for a takedown but Gatner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gatner gets a takedown into half guard.
Ortiz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gatner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gatner's back!
Ortiz throwing damaging strikes from the back! Gatner could be in trouble here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Gatner tries to escape but Ortiz has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ortiz connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Gatner to escape the position.
Gatner is covering up but some of the strikes from Ortiz are getting through and doing damage.
Ortiz looking for the choke from the back.
Ortiz connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Gatner to escape the position.
Ortiz scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Gatner is looking for a way out.
Ortiz lands strikes to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz looking for the choke but no joy.
Ortiz lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Ortiz. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Ortiz has good solid back control here.
Ortiz lands strikes to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz is persistently looking for the submission but Gatner is defending it well.
Gatner staying busy and making it hard for Ortiz to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toshi Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ortiz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Toshi Ortiz!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Toshi Ortiz!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Toshi Ortiz!
Toshi Ortiz wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Toshi Ortiz 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.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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