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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DaMarcus Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes to the cage accompanied by General Public - Tenderness. Cortez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by About that time. 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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187 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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177 cm
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170 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DaMarcus Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
Saint throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saint tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Cortez has a takedown stuffed.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cortez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cortez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Saint sprawls well initially but Cortez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cortez is looking for a kimura but Saint is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cortez to get the leverage.
Cortez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Saint reverses the position - he's now on top in Cortez's guard.
Cortez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Saint is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cortez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saint has managed to get both his arms back between Cortez's legs - danger averted.
Cortez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Saint controls the pace.
Saint knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cortez on the ground.
Cortez looking for subs off his back but Saint has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cortez looks gassed!
Cortez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint tries to pass to full mount but Cortez defends it.
Saint looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cortez with the active half guard here but Saint passes nicely into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of DaMarcus Saint.
Saint tries to clinch up.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint.
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saint looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saint tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saint looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint is looking to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saint fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saint tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DaMarcus Saint dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Saint tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Saint tries to clinch up.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cortez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Saint is looking to clinch but Cortez is avoiding it.
Saint doesn't manage to clinch there - Cortez circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DaMarcus Saint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint.
A good leg kick by Saint.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint is looking to clinch.
DaMarcus Saint is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saint doesn't manage to clinch there - Cortez circles away.
Saint doesn't manage to clinch there - Cortez circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saint looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt - Saint sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Saint tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saint looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saint throws a leg kick which misses Cortez's front leg but catches the back leg as Cortez tries to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saint tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cortez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Saint tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Saint tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Saint tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saint tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saint tries to clinch there but Cortez circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saint tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
DaMarcus Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saint.
Saint lands a body shot.
Saint lands a head kick!
It looks like Joseph Cortez has been cut.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cortez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saint tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
Saint tries to clinch up but Cortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Saint is looking to clinch.
Saint tries to clinch up.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saint fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saint doesn't manage to clinch there - Cortez circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DaMarcus Saint dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Cortez's cut.
That's time! Saint's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saint throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
Saint fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saint tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saint wants to clinch.
Saint wants to clinch up but Cortez keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
Saint misses with a kick to the body.
Saint lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saint displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cortez.
Cortez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saint is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
Saint fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint.
Saint tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cortez's sensitive parts.
Saint lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cortez takes a step back to recover.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
Saint throws a nice inside leg kick.
Saint fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saint tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
Saint takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Saint fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Saint.
Saint is looking to clinch but Cortez is avoiding it.
Saint is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cortez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saint tries to avoid it but Cortez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saint to the ground. Saint escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cortez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint.
Saint fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cortez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joseph Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
DaMarcus Saint showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saint has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DaMarcus Saint!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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