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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Helenius (ranked 1533 p4p, 2437 weight class) and Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 221 p4p, 326 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rupert Helenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Helenius.
A low kick from Helenius misses
and Cortez counters with a thumping low kick.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helenius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Helenius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Helenius connects with a leg kick.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Helenius's shoulder, as Helenius tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez wants to slow Helenius down by chopping away at his legs.
Helenius tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Helenius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helenius.
Helenius throws a leg kick but Cortez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helenius.
A slow jab from Helenius misses its intended target.
Cortez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Helenius to score with a decent uppercut.
Helenius lands with a nice body punch.
Cortez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Helenius misses the shot to the body.
Cortez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Helenius.
Cortez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Helenius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Helenius. That's going to slow Cortez down.
Nice shot by Helenius.
Cortez lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Helenius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Helenius thuds his right hand into Cortez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Helenius is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Helenius throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helenius swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Helenius!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helenius looks for the body kick but Cortez saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius lands with a nice body kick.
Helenius ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helenius.
Helenius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Helenius wants to clinch but Cortez slips to the side
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Cortez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Helenius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Helenius is looking to slow Cortez down with leg kicks.
Helenius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Helenius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Helenius tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez digs a good body shot into Helenius's ribs.
Cortez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cortez avoids the head kick by Helenius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws a low kick, looking for Helenius's leg but Helenius calmly moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Cortez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Helenius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Helenius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Helenius moves out of range of the strikes.
Helenius throws a quick counter head kick but Cortez was just out of range.
Cortez throws a solid leg kick but Helenius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cortez.
Cortez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Helenius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Helenius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Helenius tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cortez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Helenius's knee momentarily.
Helenius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortez lands with a slapping head kick.
Cortez ducks right into an uppercut from Helenius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helenius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cortez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Helenius tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
Helenius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Helenius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Helenius.
A nice leg kick from Cortez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helenius.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Helenius misses with a straight left.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Helenius avoids it with no problem.
Helenius is looking to slow Cortez down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helenius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez lands a head kick. Helenius smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Helenius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rupert Helenius will probably get the nod.
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.
Helenius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helenius staying out of range there.
Helenius throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cortez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cortez walks into a stiff left hand from Helenius.
Helenius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Helenius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
Cortez tries a quick counter leg kick but Helenius is wise to it.
Helenius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cortez.
Helenius misses with a two punch combination.
Helenius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cortez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Helenius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cortez.
Rupert Helenius is winning the standup battle so far.
Cortez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Helenius throws a head kick that Cortez semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helenius throws a leg kick but Cortez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rupert Helenius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius throws the kick towards the body but Cortez avoids it.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cortez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Helenius chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cortez can pounce on him.
Helenius digs a good body shot into Cortez's ribs.
Helenius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Helenius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helenius lands an overhand right.
Helenius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cortez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helenius manages to avoid it.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Helenius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helenius tries to clinch up
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helenius swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Helenius thows a leg kick but Cortez checks it
and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Helenius gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Helenius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab by Helenius.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Helenius wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Helenius lands a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Helenius misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Cortez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Helenius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helenius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helenius tries to work over Cortez's front leg with a kick but Cortez checks it.
Cortez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Helenius wants to clinch
and Cortez counters with a straight right hand.
Cortez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Helenius throws a leg kick but Cortez moved away.
A left lands for Helenius.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Helenius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cortez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cortez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good shot there by Helenius.
A head kick misses from Helenius.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Helenius avoids it with no problem.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cortez.
Cortez with a nice calf kick.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Helenius moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helenius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cortez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helenius misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Helenius misses with a leg kick
and Cortez counters with a body kick that stops Helenius in his tracks momentarily.
Helenius with the inside leg kick.
Helenius moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Helenius misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helenius checks a leg kick.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helenius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortez.
Helenius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rupert Helenius will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Helenius avoids the head kick by Cortez.
Helenius throws a quick counter head kick but Cortez was just out of range.
Helenius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Helenius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cortez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cortez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Helenius with a nice cross.
Helenius thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cortez.
A low kick lands for Helenius.
Helenius slips a jab from Cortez.
Helenius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Helenius connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius misses with a straight right.
Cortez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Helenius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Helenius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cortez's head backwards.
Cortez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Helenius with a nice cross.
Helenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helenius moves into the clinch successfully.
Cortez scores with a shot to the side of Helenius's head.
Cortez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heleniuss head.
Helenius tries to pull guard but Cortez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cortez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heleniuss head.
Cortez lands a nice uppercut.
Helenius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helenius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helenius prevents a body shot from Cortez.
Helenius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helenius fails to pull guard.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helenius.
Helenius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Cortez.
Helenius misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cortez trying to control the position but instead, Helenius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cortez into the cage.
A hook to the body from Cortez.
Cortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helenius tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Helenius back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Helenius.
Helenius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cortez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Helenius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Helenius forces Cortez back against the cage and clinches.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Helenius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cortez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cortez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Helenius backwards.
Cortez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helenius is looking to break free of the clinch but Cortez has double underhooks.
Helenius manages to break the clinch.
Helenius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cortez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Helenius misses with an uppercut
and Helenius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Helenius. Those never looked like landing.
Helenius misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a good low kick that Helenius was not able to check.
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
Cortez blocks the body kick.
Helenius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Helenius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
Helenius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helenius darts in trying to clinch
and Cortez counters with a leg kick.
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Helenius.
Helenius is looking to counter the offense by Cortez and move into the clinch.
Helenius misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helenius. Cortez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez keeps Helenius at a distance using the push kick.
Cortez dodges the punch combination from Helenius.
And Cortez responds with a good body kick, but Helenius manages to step out the way in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helenius with the inside leg kick.
A combination from Helenius does no damage.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helenius scoring well with a low kick there.
Cortez is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick from Cortez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cortez with a nice cross.
Helenius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Helenius misses with a low kick as Cortez jumps back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ubaldo Cortez.
I think Helenius 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Rupert Helenius!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Rupert Helenius!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Rupert Helenius!
Rupert Helenius wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Rupert Helenius thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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