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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Durland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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169 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Durland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez lands the left hand.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durland moves away.
Cortez misses with a hook.
Cortez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cortez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cortez is trying to work for a kimura but Durland is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez is pressing down on Durland's thigh, looking to free his foot. Durland is holding on for now.
Durland is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cortez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cortez's back!
Cortez can't escape the position.
Durland misses with punches from the back.
Cortez covering up well under a series of strikes from Durland.
Cortez trying to control the hands but Durland won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez is really stuck here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Durland misses with punches from the back.
A lull in the action here.
Cortez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Durland missing with punches from the back.
Cortez defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Durland's arms.
Cortez turns into Durland and is now in his guard.
Durland is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cortez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durland wants to control but Cortez postures up.
Cortez tries to move to mount but Durland blocks the move with his legs.
Cortez working away.
Durland sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cortez is looking for a kimura here.
Durland is refusing to be controlled, as Cortez sits in half guard.
Cortez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Durland defends it well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Durland avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Cortez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cortez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Durland has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Durland and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Durland is out of range.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Cortez tried to score with a low kick but Durland checks it.
Cortez misses the shot to the body.
Cortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Durland manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Durland moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Durland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Cortez misses the jab.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Cortez misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Durland does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Cortez moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Durland dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Durland moved out of range.
A big left from Cortez misses.
Joe Durland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durland defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Cortez misses.
Cortez lands the left hand.
Durland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez looks to land a right hand but Durland moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cortez throws a hook to the side of Durland's head but Durland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peter Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Durland moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Durland blocks the leg kick.
Cortez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Durland ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Durland avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Durland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortez.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Durland is just out of range.
Cortez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Durland moves out of range of the strikes.
Durland moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Cortez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Durland moves out of range as Cortez strikes.
Cortez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cortez shoots in looking for a takedown. Durland tries to sprawl out of it but Cortez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Durland manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cortez misses with an uppercut. Durland saw that one coming.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Durland ducks down to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Durland blocks the low kick.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Cortez.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durland.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durland moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Durland.
Durland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Durland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cortez throws a hook but Durland avoids it easily.
That's four 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.
Cortez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durland.
Cortez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Durland's hands.
Cortez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Cortez throws a jab when Durland was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Durland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durland wants to clinch up but Cortez keeps it at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cortez throws a head kick but Durland moves out of range.
Cortez throws a jab when Durland was well out of range.
Cortez scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Cortez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez misses with a hook. Durland ducked under it nicely.
Durland moves away from the strike by Cortez.
Cortez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cortez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Durland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Nice jab there from Cortez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez throws a hook but Durland avoids it easily.
Cortez looks for the body kick but Durland saw that one coming.
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Durland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Cortez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Durland was covering up waiting for the punch and Cortez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cortez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Durland looking for submissions off his back.
Cortez tries to pass to full mount but Durland defends it.
Durland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Durland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durland trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Durland manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cortez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Durland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Durland looking for a sweep. Not yet Durland, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cortez thuds his right hand into Durland's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Durland tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Cortez lands with a nice body punch.
Cortez takes a swing at Durland's ribcage but misses.
Durland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cortez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Durland's shoulder, as Durland tries to avoid the shot.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durland.
Durland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cortez.
Durland ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Cortez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Durland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortez misses with a straight left.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Durland.
Cortez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Durland counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four 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.
Durland tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cortez smiles and moves away.
Durland wants to clinch up but Cortez keeps it at a distance.
Cortez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cortez throws a hook but Durland avoids it easily.
Cortez misses the body punch
and Durland counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Durland.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Durland is looking to work some ground and pound but Cortez has wrist control.
Durland trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Cortez wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Durland.
I think Durland 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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