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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Sin (ranked 221 p4p, 4951 weight class) and Juanito Cortez (ranked 3 p4p, 56 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Original Nuttah. Juanito Cortez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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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 37 - 17 - 3, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 27 - 1, fighting out of London, Juanito Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sin moves into the clinch.
Cortez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sin is keeping busy.
Sin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cortez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cortez tries to circle away but Sin has him pinned against the ropes.
Sin has Cortez pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Cortez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Sin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sin throws out a powerful jab.
Cortez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sin is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cortez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body.
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Sin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.
Sin lands with a hook. Cortez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Juanito Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Sin moves out of range of the body kick.
We've been told by Sin's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sin moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sin. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sin scores with a sloppy right hand. Cortez should have avoided that one.
Sin tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sin misses with a hook.
Cortez looks for the body kick but Sin saw that one coming.
Cortez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sin on the side of the head.
Sin has managed to clinch.
Cortez breaks the clinch.
Sin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortez.
Sin scores with a hook to the body. Cortez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've been informed that Cortez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sin scores with the left hand. Cortez knows he should have avoided that one.
Sin checks a low kick from Cortez.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Sin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Sin moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
Juanito Cortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sin darts in and clinches Cortez up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sin as Cortez tries to tie him up.
Cortez lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cortez after a bit of a struggle.
Sin tries for a takedown but Cortez manages to get underhooks.
Sin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cortez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cortez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cortez prevents the takedown attempt.
Cortez tries to break the clinch but Sin is controlling the position.
Sin is looking for a takedown.
Cortez manages to break the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Sin blocks the leg kick.
Sin checks a leg kick.
Cortez throws a low kick, looking for Sin's leg but Sin calmly moves out of range.
Cortez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sin moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
Cortez throws a low kick but Sin moves out of range easily.
Sin misses with a wild body shot.
Sin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito Cortez dominated that round.
That's time! Sin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sin scores with a shot to the body.
Juanito Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cortez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Sin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sin.
Cortez connects with an inside leg kick.
Cortez misses with an uppercut
and Sin counters with a straight right hand.
Sin closes the distance and pushes Cortez back into the ropes.
Sin wants to take the fight to the mat but Cortez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cortez stops a takedown attempt from Sin.
Cortez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sin moves away.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses
and Sin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cortez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cortez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sin counters by clinching up.
Sin can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Sin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Cortez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cortez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.
Sin has managed to clinch.
Sin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cortez regains guard.
Cortez is trying to control the position but Sin postures up.
Cortez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cortez is pulling down on Sin's head to control his posture.
Cortez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sin is one step ahead there.
Cortez seems keen to control Sin's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sin throws a big right hand that misses.
Sin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cortez is controlling Sin's posture.
Sin is looking to work some ground and pound but Cortez has wrist control.
Sin trying to control the position from guard on top but Cortez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez working a defensive guard here.
Sin 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sin stands up over Cortez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cortez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cortez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lee Sin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Sin saw that one coming.
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Sin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.
Sin closes the distance and clinches.
Sin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cortez misses with some punches.
Cortez breaks from the clinch.
Sin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez lands with a nice body punch.
A combination from Cortez does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cortez. That's going to slow Sin down.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez digs a good hook to Sin's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Sin blocks the leg kick.
Good work by Sin as he checks the leg kick.
Cortez scores with a hook.
Lee Sin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Cortez misses with a hook. Sin ducked under it nicely.
Sin wants to clinch.
Cortez throws the kick towards the body but Sin avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Sin moved away.
Sin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sin is looking to clinch but Cortez is avoiding it.
Sin just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sin connects with a body shot.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Sin saw that one coming.
Sin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Cortez slips a straight right by Sin.
Sin scores with a nice right hand.
A low kick from Cortez misses
and Sin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Sin moves out of range easily.
Cortez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sin. Sin obviously looking to wear him down.
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Sin moved out of range nicely.
Sin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sin thuds a left hand into Cortez's body.
Cortez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sin is able to avoid easily.
Sin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cortez.
Sin is looking to clinch but Cortez is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Cortez.
Cortez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cortez connects with a high kick.
Cortez lunges at Sin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sin's hand.
Cortez cracks Sin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cortez moves out of range of the leg kick from Sin.
Cortez tries to keep at a distance but Sin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cortez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cortez prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Sin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Sin moves away and avoids it.
Cortez connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Sin coming out on top.
Sin scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from Cortez misses.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juanito Cortez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cortez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Juanito Cortez!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Juanito Cortez!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Juanito Cortez!
Juanito Cortez wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Juanito Cortez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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