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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ubaldo Cortez (ranked 3558 p4p, 2061 weight class) and Wesley Taurus (ranked 428 p4p, 272 weight class). Taurus has chosen Country Boy - Aaron Lewis as his entrance music. Wesley Taurus is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class MT
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubaldo Cortez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wesley Taurus!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Taurus there.
Taurus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Taurus.
Taurus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cortez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've been informed that Taurus 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.
Taurus lands with a hook. Cortez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taurus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taurus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taurus tries a head kick but it misses.
Taurus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taurus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Donk. Cortez catches Taurus right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Taurus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wesley Taurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez lands a right hook to the body.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Taurus.
Cortez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Taurus manages to circle out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
Cortez tries to land a front kick but Taurus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Cortez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taurus misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Taurus to the mat, face first! Cortez goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Taurus is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Taurus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cortez. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taurus lands with a nice body punch.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Taurus throws out a loose jab but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taurus misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Taurus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taurus blocks a low kick nicely.
Taurus throws out a counter right but Cortez avoids it with no problem.
Taurus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Taurus throws out a leg kick but Cortez moves out of range and Taurus only half commits.
As Taurus backs away, Cortez returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Taurus misses the target.
Taurus moves out of range as Cortez throws a body kick.
Taurus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez is looking to counter punch.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Taurus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taurus moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Taurus.
Cortez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taurus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cortez scores with a jab. Taurus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cortez misses with a leg kick.
Taurus missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Taurus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cortez.
Taurus throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily.
Taurus is looking to land body kicks.
Taurus blocks a jab.
Cortez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taurus counters with a three punch combo that has Cortez backing up. Cortez nods at Taurus to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taurus throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Cortez there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taurus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Taurus throws out a leg kick but Cortez moves out of range and Taurus only half commits.
A big left from Taurus misses.
Taurus just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez is looking to counter punch.
Taurus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cortez gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Taurus avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Taurus avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Taurus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taurus misses with a low kick.
Cortez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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 cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taurus misses with an uppercut.
Taurus lands with a nice body punch.
Taurus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cortez doesn't seem bothered though.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taurus manages to avoid it.
Taurus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Cortez misses its target.
Cortez scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Taurus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez throws a hook but Taurus avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taurus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ubaldo Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Taurus takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Cortez misses with a hook
and Taurus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taurus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez throws a sloppy body shot
and Taurus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taurus was well out of range. Poor timing from Cortez.
Taurus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cortez motions for Taurus to come forward. Cortez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cortez throws a body kick that misses.
Taurus scores with a leg kick.
Taurus connects with a solid leg kick.
Taurus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Taurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taurus throws a series of punches but Cortez avoids them all with ease.
Taurus feints and then cracks Cortez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cortez down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus lands a leg kick that knocks Cortez off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Taurus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taurus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cortez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Cortez misses the target.
Taurus lands a glancing blow to the side of Cortez's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taurus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cortez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taurus. Taurus obviously looking to wear him down.
Taurus missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Taurus throws a push kick but Cortez slaps the foot to one side.
Cortez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cortez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taurus throws a leg kick
and Taurus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Taurus.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Taurus.
Taurus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cortez checks it well.
Cortez is looking to counter the offense by Taurus and move into the clinch.
Cortez misses with a shot to the body
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Cortez is looking to land body kicks.
Taurus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taurus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cortez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Taurus thinking.
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Taurus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taurus.
Taurus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taurus connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez missing with a left hand there. Taurus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taurus.
Cortez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Taurus lands a head kick. Cortez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cortez with a nice calf kick.
Taurus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Taurus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cortez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Taurus.
Taurus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Taurus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Taurus misses.
Cortez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taurus throws out the jab.
Cortez thows a body kick. Taurus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Cortez as he connects with a hook.
Taurus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Wesley Taurus's cut even more.
Taurus misses with an uppercut. Cortez saw that one coming.
Taurus throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range.
A nice combination there by Taurus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a sloppy body shot
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taurus lands a leg kick that knocks Cortez off balance momentarily.
Taurus feints a jab promting Cortez to slip. Taurus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cortez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus jabs Cortez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cortez swings widly with a right hand
letting Taurus counter with a right hand.
Taurus throws a poor cross that misses
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taurus is rocked!
Cortez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taurus is still on wobbly legs! Can Cortez finish him?
Cortez misses with a looping left.
Taurus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Taurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taurus throws a head kick but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Cortez blocks the low kick.
Cortez is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Taurus.
Taurus seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab by Cortez.
Taurus misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taurus checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taurus.
A little jabbing left from Taurus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cortez motions for Taurus to come forward. Cortez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Cortez.
Cortez cracks Taurus with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Taurus is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Taurus is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Taurus could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ubaldo Cortez!
Ubaldo Cortez retains his welterweight title!
Ubaldo Cortez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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