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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bang Pitung (ranked 3879 p4p, 105 weight class) and Juanito Cortez (ranked 2127 p4p, 54 weight class). Pitung comes into the arena with Madball - Born Strong blaring out of the sound system. Cortez has chosen $$$ as his entrance music. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bang Pitung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pitung is breathing heavily.
Cortez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Pitung moves out of range easily.
Cortez lands a jab-cross combination.
No joy there for Cortez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cortez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Pitung's head but Pitung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez with a hook.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Pitung moves out of range easily.
Pitung pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cortez is out of range and Pitung settles back down.
Cortez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Pitung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A good leg kick by Cortez.
Cortez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pitung finds it's way round the side to connect with Cortez's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez lands with a good body shot.
Pitung throws a head kick but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez throws a hook but Pitung blocks it.
Cortez scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pitung.
Pitung has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cortez finds it's way round the side to connect with Pitung's head.
Cortez swings for the body but Pitung moves out of range.
Cortez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Cortez lands a head kick!
Cortez connects with a high kick.
Pitung takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Cortez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pitung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Pitung misses.
Pitung on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Cortez tenderised Pitung's leg. Pitung is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cortez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pitung is out of range and Cortez settles back down.
A quick step to the side and Pitung tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pitung on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez tests Pitung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cortez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cortez throws a low kick, looking for Pitung's leg but Pitung calmly moves out of range.
Juanito Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cortez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pitung eats them both and turns towards Cortez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pitung is rocked!
Pitung ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Pitung takes one on the button.
Oh Pitung is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cortez throws a leg kick but Pitung sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Cortez misses.
Pitung is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pitung takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pitung scores with a shot to the body.
Pitung seems to have got his legs back now.
Cortez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pitung had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pitung drops his hands momentarily and Cortez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito Cortez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cortez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cortez throws a front kick aimed at Pitung's knee but Pitung avoids it well.
Cortez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortez lands a glancing blow to the side of Pitung's head.
Juanito Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Pitung avoids nicely.
Cortez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for Cortez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cortez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cortez throws out a powerful jab.
Pitung takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pitung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Nice defenses there by Pitung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Cortez misses
and Pitung counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pitung on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cortez. Cortez obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cortez swings for the body but Pitung moves out of range.
Cortez misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cortez - that will leave a mark!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pitung, as that shot connected.
Cortez connects with a solid leg kick.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Cortez misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Pitung tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pitung shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cortez eats them both and turns towards Pitung to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cortez. That's going to slow Pitung down.
Pitung checks a leg kick nicely.
Cortez cracks the inside of Pitung's front leg.
Cortez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cortez misses with a body kick.
Pitung misses with a leg kick.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Pitung blocks the low kick.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Pitung counters with a good low kick that Cortez was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitung takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Pitung is looking to counter punch.
Pitung checks a low kick from Cortez.
A cross from Pitung lands.
Cortez swings for the body but Pitung moves out of range.
Cortez misses with a leg kick
enabling Pitung to counter with a crisp jab.
Cortez with a hook.
Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cortez throws a chopping leg kick but Pitung manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pitung fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cortez, pushing him back against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cortez.
Cortez breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Pitung's head but Pitung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cortez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pitung.
Pitung blocks a low kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cortez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito Cortez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Pitung off balance momentarily.
Cortez delivers a nice body kick.
Cortez throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cortez.
Pitung is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
Cortez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cortez tries to land a leg kick but Pitung saw it coming and moves away.
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cortez throws a low kick, looking for Pitung's leg but Pitung calmly moves out of range.
Cortez scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pitung's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitung checks a leg kick.
Cortez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pitung counters with a left and a right that stings Cortez.
Cortez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Cortez.
Cortez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitung fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pitung takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cortez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cortez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cortez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bang Pitung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juanito Cortez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Cortez.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez lands a lovely overhand right.
Cortez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cortez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pitung back to the ropes. Cortez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pitung looks to land a body kick but Cortez moved away.
Cortez misses with a head kick.
Cortez lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pitung.
Pitung misses with a straight left.
Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortez lands a jab-cross combination.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Pitung.
Cortez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cortez scores with a hook to the body. Pitung takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Cortez.
Cortez dodges the punch combination from Pitung.
Cortez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Pitung.
Cortez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pitung.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juanito Cortez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cortez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juanito Cortez!
A relieved looking Juanito Cortez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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