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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jones Ganja (ranked 4214 p4p, 25352 weight class) and Vibino Cortes (ranked 340 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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179 cm
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jones Ganja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vibino Cortes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganja takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cortes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ganja avoids it really well and circles away.
Cortes blocks a head kick by Ganja.
Cortes shoots in for a double leg but Ganja sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cortes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cortes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones Ganja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vibino Cortes.
Cortes avoids the head kick by Ganja.
Cortes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ganja defends it well.
Ganja avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganja leaves Cortes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cortes looks for a takedown but Ganja sprawls well.
Ganja half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cortes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ganja, pushing him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Cortes.
Ganja keeps control of Cortes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ganja wants to break free but Cortes has control.
Ganja misses with a knee strike.
Ganja wants to get back to striking at distance but Cortes won't allow it.
Cortes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ganja to keep the fight standing.
Ganja tries a knee to the head but Cortes blocks it.
Cortes breaks from the clinch.
Ganja goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vibino Cortes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cortes is defended easily by Ganja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes swats away the attempt to clinch by Ganja.
Ganja tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortes shoots in for a takedown but Ganja shows good takedown defense.
Cortes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ganja tries to land a knee to the head but Cortes blocks with his arms.
Cortes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ganja wants to break free but Cortes has control.
Cortes pushes Ganja back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortes has Ganja pushed against the cage.
Cortes is working for takedown but Ganja is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cortes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cortes tries to pull guard but Ganja forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ganja pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cortes is trying to break free.
Cortes taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vibino Cortes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ganja's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cortes rushes Ganja and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cortes tries to pull guard but Ganja forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cortes has Ganja pushed against the cage.
Cortes jumps guard but Ganja turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cortes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganja is trying to break free.
Cortes tries to pull guard but Ganja holds him up against the cage and eventually Cortes drops back down to his feet.
Jones Ganja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vibino Cortes.
Ganja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganja prevents Cortes from breaking the clinch.
Cortes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ganja gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cortes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cortes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ganja keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cortes's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cortes can't break the clinch.
Cortes lands a hook that snaps the head of Ganja backwards.
Ganja has Cortes pressed against the cage, preventing Cortes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ganja is trying to break the clinch but Cortes has him pressed against the cage.
Ganja looking for a takedown.
Cortes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ganja is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cortes keeps control of Ganja as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cortes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes wants to break free but Ganja has control.
Ganja is trying to force a seperation but Cortes has the dominant position.
Cortes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ganja wants to control from the top but Cortes keeps moving.
Ganja has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cortes pulls Ganja in close to his closed guard and prevents Ganja from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ganja wants to control from the top but Cortes keeps moving.
Cortes is looking to stand up but Ganja isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ganja trying to control but Cortes is working from the bottom.
Ganja is fighting to break Cortes's control of his arms but Cortes is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cortes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ganja's guard.
Cortes throwing strikes from guard but Ganja blocks nicely.
Cortes postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ganja striking from the bottom here.
Cortes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cortes stands up from Ganja's guard - Cortes perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vibino Cortes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cortes darts in and clinches Ganja up against the cage.
Cortes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ganja trying to control but Cortes is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortes has his foot on Ganja's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ganja works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ganja trying to control but Cortes is working from the bottom.
Ganja preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganja wants to control from the top but Cortes keeps moving.
Cortes pushes Ganja off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ganja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ganja changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ganja throws a head kick that Cortes semi-blocks.
Cortes gets a clinch.
Cortes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cortes jumps guard but Ganja stands there with Cortes around his waist. Cortes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganja is trying to force a seperation but Cortes has the dominant position.
Ganja wants to get back to striking at distance but Cortes won't allow it.
Ganja is trying to force a seperation but Cortes has the dominant position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cortes jumps guard but Ganja stands there with Cortes around his waist. Cortes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cortes has had enough of the clinch but Ganja keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes fails to pull guard.
Jones Ganja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vibino Cortes.
Cortes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cortes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cortes fails to pull guard.
Cortes trying to land knees to the body.
Cortes gets through Ganja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cortes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ganja pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cortes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ganja tries to throw a body punch but Cortes avoids it by throwing Ganja back against the cage.
Cortes is trying to push Ganja away but Ganja has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ganja tries to circle away but Cortes has him pinned against the cage.
Vibino Cortes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganja is trying to break the clinch but Cortes has him pressed against the cage.
Cortes jumps guard but Ganja turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ganja breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cortes shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cortes is defended easily by Ganja.
Jones Ganja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cortes is looking to clinch but Ganja is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vibino Cortes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cortes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vibino Cortes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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