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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Ortega (ranked 440 p4p, 300 weight class) and Alfred Shipley (ranked 63 p4p, 44 weight class). Alfred Shipley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 18 - 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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfred Shipley!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shipley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ortega counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ortega throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortega accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ortega with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shipley has his hands on Ortega's head, controlling the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Ortega's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ortega throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ortega scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ortega lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortega accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ortega wants to control from the top but Shipley keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ortega throws a big elbow that misses.
Ortega throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ortega throwing strikes but missing.
Ortega with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ortega missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ortega seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ortega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shipley.
Ortega half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ortega fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ortega lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shipley circles away quickly and effectively.
Shipley throws a series of punches but Ortega avoids them all with ease.
Ortega fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shipley staying out of range there.
Shipley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alfred Shipley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shipley cracks Ortega with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega scores with a jab. Shipley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ortega lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alfred Shipley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shipley throws a shot to the body.
Ortega connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shipley's hands.
Shipley misses with an uppercut
letting Ortega counter with a right hand.
Ortega throws a hook but Shipley avoids it easily.
Ortega paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ortega slips a straight right by Shipley.
Shipley just misses with a punch to the body.
Shipley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ortega.
Ortega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shipley.
Ortega lands with an uppercut that bounces Shipley off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ortega's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shipley under the eye.
Ortega scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shipley in his tracks.
Shipley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shipley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shipley misses with a low kick as Ortega jumps back.
Ortega misses with a body shot
and Shipley counters with a straight right hand.
Ortega walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shipley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortega is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shipley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shipley lands a nice shot that snaps Ortega's head back.
Shipley throws a body punch but Ortega moves out of range.
Ortega throwing a counter right hand but Shipley manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Ortega dominated that round.
That's time! Ortega's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ortega fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shipley throws a low kick but Ortega avoids it.
Shipley throws a leg kick but Ortega sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ortega keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shipley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortega jabs at Shipley's body.
Ortega punishes Shipley's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for Ortega.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shipley misses with a series of wild punches.
Shipley staying out of range there.
Ortega throws a series of punches but Shipley moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega swings for the body but Shipley moves out of range.
Shipley lands a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Ortega blocks the leg kick.
Emilio Ortega is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick lands for Shipley.
Shipley throws out a loose jab but Ortega uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shipley. Ortega does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Ortega wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
Ortega cracks Shipley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ortega misses with a body shot.
Ortega scores with a takedown into Shipley's guard.
Ortega controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ortega is working Shipley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ortega wants to control from the top but Shipley keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ortega is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shipley can do to turn this around?
Ortega postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ortega working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Emilio Ortega overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ortega accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shipley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ortega throws a big elbow that misses.
Shipley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ortega missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ortega sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ortega stuns Shipley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shipley motions for Ortega to come forward. Shipley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shipley. Ortega does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega throws a looping overhand right but Shipley ducks down to avoid it.
Ortega misses with an uppercut. Shipley saw that one coming.
Shipley throws out a counter right but Ortega avoids it with no problem.
Ortega blocks a jab.
Ortega throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shipley counters with a one-two to the body.
Shipley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ortega tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shipley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ortega somewhat.
Ortega throws a body punch but Shipley moves out of range.
Ortega connects with a body shot.
Shipley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Ortega dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Shipley takes a swing at Ortega's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Shipley.
Shipley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shipley is looking to land body kicks.
Shipley scores with a decent looking hook.
Shipley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ortega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ortega needs to keep his hands up - Shipley had a free shot at his head there.
Shipley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shipley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shipley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shipley throws a leg kick
and Ortega decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shipley's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ortega trying to control the position from guard on top but Shipley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortega slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shipley keeping moving, preventing Ortega from controlling successfully.
Ortega passes Shipley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shipley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shipley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Ortega there.
Ortega thows a huge punch but Shipley dodges it nicely.
Ortega is trying to control the action in half guard but Shipley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ortega throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ortega not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Ortega.
Ortega is trying to control. Shipley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is looking to advance position but Shipley won't allow it.
Shipley wants to control but Ortega is keeping busy.
Ortega is keen to just control but Shipley is a slippery customer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ortega slips under a jab.
Shipley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ortega counters with a nice body shot.
Shipley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shipley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ortega fails with the takedown.
Alfred Shipley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shipley cracks Ortega with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shipley throws an off balance right hand
and Ortega counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Ortega misses.
Ortega uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shipley.
Ortega fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shipley just manages to avoid it.
Shipley swings for the body but Ortega moves out of range.
Shipley connects with an inside leg kick.
Shipley misses with a few strikes there.
Ortega changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortega checks a leg kick.
Emilio Ortega is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shipley misses with a left hand
and Ortega counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook 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 Emilio 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Ortega!
An out of breath Emilio Ortega thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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