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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Cortez (ranked 848 p4p, 1350 weight class) and Vern Vurris (ranked 40 p4p, 63 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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Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vern Vurris!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vurris momentarily.
Cortez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Cortez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vurris clobbers Cortez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vurris misses the shot to the body.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Vurris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Cortez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vurris counters with a nice body shot.
Vurris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cortez throws a jab but it's blocked by Vurris.
A combination from Cortez does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vurris.
Vurris moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Cortez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vurris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Cortez misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cortez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vurris only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vurris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Vurris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cortez avoids it really well and circles away.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez with a nice cross.
Vurris slips a jab and a cross from Cortez.
Vurris defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vurris napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vurris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Vurris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vurris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vurris struggling a bit here.
Cortez controlling the position from side mount.
Cortez wants to control but Vurris is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Cortez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vurris keeps working.
Vurris is trying to escape the position but Cortez is controlling the position.
Cortez wants to control but Vurris is keeping him busy.
Vurris manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cortez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cortez tries to roll over but Vurris keeps him under control.
Vurris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vurris slips a nice elbow through Cortez's hands, connecting with Cortez's forehead.
Cortez is controlling Vurris's trapped leg to prevent Vurris from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurris is nestled in close to Cortez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cortez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cortez trying to hold on to Vurris's head to control him but Vurris postures up.
Cortez is holding on to half guard well.
Vurris landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vurris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vurris is looking to take a break and control but Cortez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cortez is looking to control Vurris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cortez avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Cortez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Donk. Vurris catches Cortez right on the button with a cross.
Cortez scores with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Cortez.
Nice uppercut lands for Vurris. That snapped Cortez's head back.
Nice shot by Cortez.
Don Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vurris shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cortez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Vurris postures up.
Cortez controlling Vurris's posture.
Vurris slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez tries to bench press Vurris off him but Vurris keeps the position.
Cortez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vurris off and has taken his back!
Cortez loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Vurris hold on?
Vurris wants to control his opponent's hands but Cortez gets his hands free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez connects with a big shot to the side of Vurris's head.
Vurris is taking damage to the body and head.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez has Vurris flattened out and is raining down punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez scores with punches and elbows.
Vurris is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Don Cortez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vurris looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Cortez lands shots from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez lands strikes to the head.
Cortez tries to keep control of the position but Vurris is staying busy.
Cortez throwing damaging strikes from the back! Vurris could be in trouble here!
Vurris is in bad spot here.
The referee is taking a good look at Vurris as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Cortez!
Vurris wants to escape the position.
Vurris looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cortez.
Cortez has the hooks in. Vurris is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vurris can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurris defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cortez looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Cortez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Vurris is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Vurris's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cortez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Cortez has Vurris flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Cortez dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
A big left from Vurris misses.
Vurris blocks a jab.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Vurris avoids nicely.
Vurris jabs Cortez right on the nose. Cortez blinks but takes it well.
Vurris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vurris defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
Vurris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vurris with the inside leg kick.
Cortez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vurris circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Vurris ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Cortez misses
and Vurris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Don Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortez misses with a body shot.
Vurris wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vurris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cortez misses with the combination.
Cortez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vurris pinned against the cage. Vurris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.
Cortez looks for a takedown but Vurris sprawls well.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vurris as he jumps to the side.
Vern Vurris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vurris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cortez throws out the jab.
Vurris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vurris.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown but Vurris shows good takedown defense.
Vurris thows a body kick. Cortez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cortez throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vurris's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vurris duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez takes a swing at Vurris's ribcage but misses.
Cortez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cortez lands with a right hand.
Cortez throws a series of punches but Vurris moves out of range.
Vurris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Vurris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vurris closes the distance and clinches.
Cortez lands a takedown into guard.
Cortez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vurris lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cortez is looking for a triangle but Vurris pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vurris trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cortez can't keep his opponent in guard - Vurris advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vurris trying to control from half guard but Cortez is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vurris scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cortez tries to get to full guard but Vurris has control of the leg.
Vurris is thwarting Cortez's attempts to control the position.
Cortez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cortez has hold of Vurris's hands but Vurris slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cortez trying to control but Vurris postures up.
Vurris scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vern Vurris.
I think Cortez 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cortez!
After the fight, Don Cortez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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