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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Karavanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinand Cortes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferdinand Cortes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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150 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Karavanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ferdinand Cortes!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortes ducks under a wild hook from Karavanov.
Karavanov misses with an uppercut.
Karavanov feints a jab promting Cortes to slip. Karavanov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cortes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cortes ducks under a wild hook from Karavanov.
Karavanov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karavanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Cortes - just one landing.
Nice body punch from Cortes.
Karavanov throws an off balance right hand
and Cortes counters by clinching up.
Karavanov blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Cortes.
Cortes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karavanov working hard to break the clinch.
Karavanov pushes Cortes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cortes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cortes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortes tries a body shot but Karavanov blocks it.
Karavanov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortes lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cortes.
Cortes pushes Karavanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cortes blocks a body shot from Karavanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes digs a right hand into Karavanov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karavanov's gas tank.
Karavanov is breathing heavily.
Cortes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karavanov blocks an uppercut.
Cortes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cortes blocks a body shot from Karavanov.
Cortes lands a body punch.
Karavanov tries to land knees in the clinch but Cortes avoids the damage to the body.
Cortes can't find room to land a body shot as Karavanov controls the action.
Cortes tries to throw a body punch but Karavanov avoids it by throwing Cortes back against the cage.
Cortes misses with some punches.
Cortes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cortes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karavanov blocking some punches.
Cortes cracks Karavanov with a nice body shot.
Cortes digs a right hand underneath Karavanov's ribcage. Karavanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cortes tries to work over Karavanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karavanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Cortes won't allow it.
Cortes misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cortes.
Cortes tries a body shot but Karavanov blocks it.
Karavanov working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Cortes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karavanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cortes avoids it.
Karavanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortes lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karavanovs head.
Karavanov can't find room to land a body shot as Cortes controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Cortes.
Cortes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karavanov working aggressively here.
Cortes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cortes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karavanov lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cortes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cortes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Karavanov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cortes can turn it around.
A right hook to the body lands for Cortes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cortes.
Cortes scores with a hook to the body.
Cortes lands an uppercut.
Cortes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karavanov's elbow.
Karavanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortes lands a shoulder strike.
Cortes tries to work over Karavanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karavanov blocks a body shot from Cortes.
Cortes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karavanov working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes lands a body punch.
Cortes blocks an uppercut.
Cortes misses with a punch to the body.
Cortes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cortes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karavanov's elbow.
Cortes blocks a body shot from Karavanov.
Cortes tries to work over Karavanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cortes.
Karavanov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cortes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karavanov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karavanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cortes avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karavanov.
Cortes digs a right hand underneath Karavanov's ribcage. Karavanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cortes tries a body shot but Karavanov blocks it.
Cortes works on Karavanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Cortes tries a body shot but Karavanov blocks it.
Cortes can't find room to land a body shot as Karavanov controls the action.
Cortes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Cortes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Cortes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortes lands a body punch.
Cortes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cortes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cortes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karavanov backwards.
Karavanov misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Cortes.
Cortes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cortes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cortes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cortes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cortes pushes Karavanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cortes tries to throw a body punch but Karavanov avoids it by throwing Cortes back against the cage.
Cortes tries to work over Karavanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karavanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Cortes.
Cortes scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karavanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortes.
Karavanov takes a shot to the head.
Cortes lands a shoulder strike.
Karavanov is rocked!
Cortes lands an uppercut.
Oh Karavanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cortes throws a big uppercut that drops Karavanov! More strikes from Cortes and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Karavanov lies dazed against the cage as Cortes celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ferdinand Cortes! Ferdinand Cortes retains his featherweight title!
Ferdinand Cortes made sure to mention his sponsor, VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR in his post fight interview.
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