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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Cortez (ranked 2572 p4p, 3302 weight class) and Hector Gray (ranked 98 p4p, 122 weight class). 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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9 - 6 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Gray!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray stuffs the takedown attempt from Cortez. Cortez gets slowly back to his feet.
Gray slips a jab from Cortez.
Sloppy strikes from Cortez. Those never looked like landing.
Gray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez has his takedown stuffed
and Gray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Cortez swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gray's waist but Gray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cortez off to one side.
Gray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortez fails to land the takedown.
Cortez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Gray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hector Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Gray avoids nicely.
Gray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cortez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gray circles away.
Cortez throws a hook but Gray blocks it.
A nice side step and Gray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cortez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gray counters with a right hand to the body.
Cortez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cortez showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray is looking for a sweep. Cortez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gray controlling the position for now.
Gray wants to control but Cortez is keeping busy.
Cortez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gray is looking to control Cortez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gray avoid being mounted?
Cortez throwing shots but Gray is blocking nicely.
Gray is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gray tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cortez scores with a takedown into Gray's guard.
Cortez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gray lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gray trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cortez's guard.
Gray throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray is looking to stand up but Cortez won't let him.
Cortez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gray works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gray slips a nice elbow through Cortez's hands, connecting with Cortez's forehead.
Gray tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cortez has a hand on Gray's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Gray takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Cortez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gray slips a nice elbow through Cortez's hands, connecting with Cortez's forehead.
Gray looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hector Gray will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cortez tries to bum rush Gray with a series of wild strikes but Gray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cortez throws a good cross that connects.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortez with a body shot.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Gray avoids them all with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray slips a straight right by Cortez.
A nice side step and Gray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gray displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cortez.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Cortez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gray defends it nicely.
Gray slips a jab from Cortez.
Gray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gray doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez connects with a single shot there.
Cortez throws a right hand that Gray ducks under and follows up with a left that Gray also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Gray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gray can do to turn this around?
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a hook.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.
Cortez dives in and grabs Gray's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gray pushes down on Cortez's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cortez thinking.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt
and Gray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cortez thinking.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gray avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
Cortez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gray counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez's corner calls for a 1-2. Cortez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gray slaps away a takedown attempt from Cortez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cortez shoots in but Gray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cortez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gray circles away.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Gray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gray's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cortez misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Gray doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Cortez misses with a takedown
and Gray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cortez throws a sloppy body shot
and Gray counters with a right hand to the body.
Gray slips a straight right by Cortez.
Cortez cracks Gray with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez shoots in but Gray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cortez fails to land the takedown.
A nice side step and Gray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Cortez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gray counters with a left to the body.
Cortez misses with a double jab.
Cortez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Gray.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortez with a body shot.
Gray takes one to the chin there.
Gray is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cortez rather than just go for the knockout.
Cortez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cortez lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez fails with the takedown.
Gray doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
Gray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez swinging wildly here.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Gray is out of range.
Cortez gets a takedown into half guard.
Gray is looking to escape.
Gray wants to control but Cortez is keeping busy.
Gray gets back to full guard.
Cortez being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez stays in close to Gray's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray wants to get back to his feet but Cortez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gray trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cortez has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortez with a body shot.
Cortez misses with a wild combination.
Gray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Cortez catches Gray right on the button with a cross.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Gray avoids the body shot from Cortez.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gray wants it to stay on the feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
Gray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gray wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cortez misses with a takedown
and Gray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gray but Gray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cortez misses with a wild combination.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortez with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gray avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Cortez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cortez 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cortez!
Don Cortez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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