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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 2866 p4p, 3025 weight class) and Gator Boudreaux (ranked 375 p4p, 391 weight class). Ubaldo Cortez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class MT
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Lethal high kicks
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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gator Boudreaux!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez throws a body punch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Cortez connects with a leg kick.
Boudreaux lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boudreaux manages to avoid it.
Cortez misses with a leg kick
letting Boudreaux counter with a right hand.
Boudreaux takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cortez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Boudreaux misses.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A big left from Boudreaux misses.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slow jab from Boudreaux misses its intended target.
Boudreaux thuds a left hand into Cortez's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a lunging right hand
and Boudreaux counters with a nice body shot.
Boudreaux avoids the head kick by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a jab to the body
and Boudreaux counters with a straight right hand.
Boudreaux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Boudreaux scores with a body shot.
Cortez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boudreaux is out of range.
Boudreaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cortez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boudreaux appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cortez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cortez slips a jab from Boudreaux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux misses with a looping left.
Boudreaux looks to land a combination but Cortez avoids it well.
Cortez is looking to wear down Boudreaux with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Boudreaux sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Boudreaux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Boudreaux misses.
Cortez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Boudreaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boudreaux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Cortez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux throws a shot to the body.
Cortez misses with a hook
and Boudreaux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cortez lands a head shot.
Boudreaux swings widly with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a nice leg kick.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Boudreaux throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez misses with a hook. Boudreaux ducked under it nicely.
Boudreaux misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Cortez misses with a body punch
and Boudreaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortez dips to his left and cracks Boudreaux with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cortez.
Cortez moves out of range as Boudreaux strikes.
Cortez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez lands a nice hook to Boudreaux's body. Boudreaux takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cortez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boudreaux.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Cortez misses.
A big left from Boudreaux misses.
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 Ubaldo Cortez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boudreaux throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
Cortez throws a body punch but Boudreaux moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Boudreaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boudreaux walks into a left hand.
Cortez misses with a left hand
and Boudreaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Boudreaux. That snapped Cortez's head back.
Cortez looks to land a body kick but Boudreaux moved away.
Boudreaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cortez swings for the body but Boudreaux moves out of range.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boudreaux moves out of range of the body kick from Cortez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux throws a one two combo.
Nice defenses there by Boudreaux.
Cortez slips a straight right by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a right hand to the body.
Boudreaux gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cortez.
A jab from Cortez does it's job there.
Boudreaux punishes Cortez's body with a nice straight punch.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Cortez moves out of range as Boudreaux strikes.
Cortez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cortez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boudreaux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boudreaux misses with a straight right.
Cortez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cortez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boudreaux throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Cortez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux blocks the body kick.
Cortez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boudreaux!
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and Boudreaux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cortez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boudreaux in his tracks.
Boudreaux fails to land with a series of punches.
Boudreaux throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux lands a jab to the nose.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Boudreaux off balance momentarily.
Cortez looks to land a body kick but Boudreaux moved away.
Cortez thows a leg kick but Boudreaux checks it
and Boudreaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Boudreaux.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body
and Boudreaux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cortez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boudreaux throws out the jab.
Cortez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boudreaux appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boudreaux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body
and Boudreaux counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Boudreaux lands with a shot to the body.
Cortez scores with a body shot.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Boudreaux ducks down to avoid it.
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Boudreaux is just out of range.
Cortez throws a body shot but no joy.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Boudreaux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Boudreaux's head but Boudreaux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boudreaux drops his hands momentarily and Cortez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gator Boudreaux will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cortez throws an off balance right hand
enabling Boudreaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Boudreaux swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boudreaux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cortez at a distance.
Boudreaux moves out of range of the body kick from Cortez.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Boudreaux moved out of range.
Boudreaux lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Boudreaux.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez lands with a hook. Boudreaux tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gator Boudreaux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boudreaux throws a hook but Cortez avoids it easily.
Cortez misses with a head kick.
Boudreaux throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cortez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boudreaux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boudreaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez sizes up Boudreaux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Boudreaux.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boudreaux loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch.
Boudreaux punishes Cortez's body with a nice straight punch.
Cortez staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux misses the jab.
Boudreaux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cortez doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boudreaux.
A lazy left from Cortez finds it's target.
Boudreaux has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cortez.
Boudreaux scores with a nice strike.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Boudreaux checks it.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cortez lands with a cross.
Boudreaux misses with an uppercut
letting Cortez counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux avoids a kick to the body.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Cortez.
Boudreaux moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Cortez is looking to clinch but Boudreaux is avoiding it.
Boudreaux doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A nice leg kick from Cortez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boudreaux throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
It looked like Cortez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux lands with a nice body punch.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Boudreaux misses
enabling Cortez to counter with a crisp jab.
Cortez loads up on a big right hand but Boudreaux slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boudreaux's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Cortez throws a lazy body kick
and Boudreaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boudreaux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cortez. Boudreaux shrugs it off though.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Boudreaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Boudreaux misses.
Boudreaux staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boudreaux! But no joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boudreaux lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Boudreaux is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cortez with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gator Boudreaux.
Well Boudreaux has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Gator Boudreaux!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Gator Boudreaux!
Gator Boudreaux wins by majority decision!
Gator Boudreaux very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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