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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Ortega (ranked 2034 p4p, 3035 weight class) and Renaldo Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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13 - 13 - 0 |
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Renaldo Chang!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ortega counters with a three punch combo that has Chang backing up. Chang nods at Ortega to acknowledge the strikes.
Chang doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Ortega, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chang walks into a left hand.
Ortega connects with a body shot.
Chang has his takedown stuffed
and Ortega counters with a nice uppercut.
Chang has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ortega moves into range and clinches up with Chang.
Ortega lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortega gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chang.
Ortega lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chang working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang is working for takedown but Ortega is calmly controlling the position for now.
Emilio Ortega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renaldo Chang.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ortega.
Ortega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chang walks into a stiff left hand from Ortega.
Ortega digs a good body shot into Chang's ribs.
Chang misses with a takedown
and Ortega counters with a nice uppercut.
Chang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ortega counters with a three punch combo that has Chang backing up. Chang nods at Ortega to acknowledge the strikes.
Ortega lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chang swings widly with a right hand
and Ortega counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortega connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega lands a lovely overhand right.
Chang misses with a takedown attempt
letting Ortega counter with a right hand.
Ortega lands a body shot.
Ortega closes the distance and pushes Chang back into the cage.
Ortega using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ortega has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chang looks winded!
Ortega gets through Chang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ortega's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ortega is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ortega dives in and scores a takedown into Chang's guard.
Ortega showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ortega is in close to Chang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is pushing down on Chang's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chang is fighting to maintain full guard but Ortega has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ortega connects with a nice short shot to Chang's temple.
Ortega content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Chang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ortega. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ortega passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chang!
Chang tries to reverse the position but Ortega maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Ortega dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ortega with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chang with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ortega makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ortega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chang can do to turn this around?
Ortega looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortega takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ortega connects with a nice short shot to Chang's temple.
Chang is trying to get back to full guard.
Chang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chang tries to get to full guard but Ortega has control of the leg.
Ortega seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega'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.
Ground and pound from Ortega.
Still in half guard, Ortega seems content to control.
Ortega seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chang for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ortega connects with a nice short shot to Chang's temple.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ortega in particular looking to stall.
Ortega wants to work for an arm triangle but Chang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ortega takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chang taking some punishment here, with Ortega in his half guard.
Ortega with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ortega working over Chang with some ground and pound. Chang looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chang works his way to full guard. Good work.
Chang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chang wants to sweep here but Ortega controlling him for the moment.
Ortega lands a couple of digs.
Ortega passes into half guard.
Ortega is taking a breather. Chang says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Chang has hold of Ortega's hands but Ortega slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ortega looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Chang tries to roll over but Ortega keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega content to control rather than advance.
Further stalling from Ortega.
Ortega lands with a punch from half guard.
Ortega not doing much here.
Ortega scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chang wants to control but Ortega is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ortega working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ortega content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Ortega dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ortega shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ortega was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chang is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ortega has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ortega controls the position.
Chang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega is staying tight to Chang's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ortega has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega working the head and body with strikes.
Chang is trying to work for a sweep but Ortega has mounted him!
Ortega sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chang can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ortega with a couple of short strikes.
Ortega lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ortega scoring with strikes but Chang is staying in there.
Ortega in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ortega putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chang keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega breaks from Chang's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortega unloading with bombs!
Ortega content just to control the position here.
Chang sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ortega is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ortega lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ortega trying to pass the guard but Chang defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ortega takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ortega prevents Chang from improving his position.
Ortega keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chang tries to get to full guard but Ortega has control of the leg.
Ortega performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chang wants to improve his position but Ortega is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ortega performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chang wants to improve his position but Ortega is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ortega lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Ortega showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Ortega!
Our winner, Emilio Ortega, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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