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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomislav Saleta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomislav Saleta!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saleta swivels and escapes.
Saleta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cortez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cortez drives through and clinches with Saleta against the cage.
Cortez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cortez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cortez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cortez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cortez keeping moving, preventing Saleta from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saleta is looking to work some ground and pound but Cortez has wrist control.
Cortez keeping moving, preventing Saleta from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez seems keen to control Saleta's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saleta trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Saleta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cortez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cortez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Saleta counters with a thumping low kick.
Saleta leaves Cortez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saleta scoring well with a low kick there.
Saleta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cortez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cortez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saleta wants to stand and escape but Cortez is having none of it.
Saleta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Saleta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez scoring with some ground and pound.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Saleta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cortez.
Cortez trying to control but Saleta is working from the bottom.
Saleta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cortez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cortez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Saleta working a defensive guard here.
Saleta working for a triangle but Cortez defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cortez cracks Saleta with a solid left hand.
Saleta wants to sweep here but Cortez controlling him for the moment.
Cortez stands and throws Saleta's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cortez prevents Saleta from escaping the position.
Cortez working the ground and pound from side control.
Cortez lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saleta takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cortez scores with punches from side control.
Cortez is working Saleta over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cortez advances to full mount.
A nice elbow there by Cortez.
Cortez working the ground and pound effectively.
Saleta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cortez with good strikes from the mount here!
Cortez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cortez landing punches.
Saleta working to try and regain half guard.
Cortez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Cortez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cortez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Saleta did well to prevent Cortez getting side control.
Saleta has hold of Cortez's hands but Cortez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cortez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cortez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Saleta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Saleta is trying to maintain the position but Cortez is very close to passing his half guard.
Cortez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cortez wants to free his trapped foot but Saleta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saleta punching from the bottom.
Cortez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cortez working over Saleta with some ground and pound. Saleta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Saleta wants to improve his position but Cortez is controlling well.
Cortez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cortez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saleta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Cortez.
Saleta taking some punishment here, with Cortez in his half guard.
Saleta gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saleta has momentary wrist control but Cortez slips an elbow through the middle.
Cortez lands a couple of elbows.
Saleta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cortez prevents Saleta from getting back to his feet.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Saleta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Saleta is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cortez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Saleta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saleta slaps away a takedown attempt from Cortez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saleta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Saleta can't escape the position.
Cortez working the ground and pound effectively.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the head.
Cortez raining down shots from the mount!
Saleta tries to reverse the position but Cortez maintains control.
Cortez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Saleta's face.
BOOM! Cortez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Saleta takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cortez working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Cortez.
Cortez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Saleta looks a forlorn figure.
Saleta is in a horrible position here. Cortez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cortez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cortez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cortez lands with some strikes.
Cortez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the head.
Cortez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Saleta can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Cortez dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Saleta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Saleta.
Saleta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cortez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Saleta really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cortez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cortez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cortez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saleta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cortez drops an elbow to the side of Saleta's head.
Saleta is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cortez working the head and body with strikes.
Cortez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saleta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cortez trying to pass the guard but Saleta defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saleta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cortez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Saleta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cortez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saleta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Saleta taking some punishment here, with Cortez in his half guard.
Saleta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cortez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cortez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cortez is landing with some decent strikes but Saleta is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saleta regains half guard.
Cortez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rodrigo Cortez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cortez prevents Saleta from improving his position.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saleta keeps working.
Saleta is looking for a sweep. Cortez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saleta is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cortez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cortez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cortez avoids the attempt from Saleta to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Saleta's face.
Cortez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Saleta?
Cortez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cortez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Saleta?
Cortez looking to finish Saleta with some ground and pound. This is bad for Saleta!
Cortez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cortez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Cortez.
Cortez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Saleta takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cortez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Saleta?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Saleta's face.
Saleta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cortez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cortez cracks Saleta with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cortez with shots to the head and body - Saleta looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cortez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cortez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Saleta keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cortez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Saleta's face.
Cortez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cortez unloading with bombs!
Tomislav Saleta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodrigo Cortez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cortez controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Cortez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cortez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Cortez!
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energy
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RATING
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