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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Ray Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tico Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badass's entrance music is Of Ice and Movement by Gorgoroth. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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180 cm
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147 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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173 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Ray Badass! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tico Cortez! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Cortez throws a nice outside leg kick. Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Badass counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cortez thinking. Badass moves out of range as Cortez throws a body kick.
Badass slips under a jab from Cortez. Cortez throws a nice outside leg kick. Cortez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Badass stalks Cortez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cortez's face. Cortez staggers backwards, shaken. Cortez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Badass moves away from the strike by Cortez. Badass lunges at Cortez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cortez's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cortez lands a head kick. Badass smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Cortez misses with a left hand and Badass counters with a straight right hand. Cortez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Badasss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Badass drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Cortez misses with a combination
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab. Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Badass counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cortez misses with a lunging right hand
and Badass counters with a straight right hand. Cortez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Badasss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Cortez misses with a right hand and Badass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Badass misses with an uppercut. Badass tries to bum rush Cortez with a series of wild strikes but Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Badass misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand! No joy there for Cortez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Badass is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Cortez fakes the leg kick and cracks Badass in the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cortez throws a combination that misses and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cortez wants to slow Badass down by chopping away at his legs. Badass blocks a jab. Badass takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Badass throws a series of punches but Cortez avoids them all with ease. Cortez scores with a jab. Badass acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Cortez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Cortez throws a combination that misses and Badass counters with a stiff right hand. Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Badass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Badass moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Badass is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Badass swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Badass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
Cortez swings widly with a right hand
letting Badass counter with a right hand. Badass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cortez.
Badass really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Badass has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cortez finds it's way round the side to connect with Badass's head. Cortez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Badass throws a jab when Cortez was well out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tico Cortez will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cortez wants to land a leg kick but Badass is out of range. Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Badass counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Cortez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Tico Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Badass moves out of range as Cortez throws a body kick.
Cortez misses with a double jab
and Badass counters with a nice uppercut. Cortez jabs at Badass's body. Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badass.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Badass counters with a three punch combo that has Cortez backing up. Cortez nods at Badass to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Badass closes the distance and lands a one-two. Cortez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cortez throws a looping overhand right but Badass ducks down to avoid it. Badass chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cortez can pounce on him.
Cortez throws the left hand but Badass avoids the punch easily. Cortez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Badass dodges the punch combination from Cortez.
Nice shot lands for Badass. Billy Ray Badass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cortez misses with a wild body shot. Cortez throws a head kick but Badass moves out of range.
Cortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Badass counters with a nice uppercut. Cortez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Cortez with a jab. Cortez misses with a hook. A shot to the body from Cortez misses and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand! Cortez blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cortez misses with a combination
and Badass counters with a series of strikes. Cortez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cortez is rocked! Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badass. Badass gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cortez. Badass throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez. Cortez scores with a kick to the body.
Cortez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Badass off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Badass moves out of range of the body kick from Cortez.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Badass moves away and avoids it. Cortez looks to throw the jab but Badass is out of range. Cortez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Badass. Nice defenses there by Badass. Cortez misses with a double jab.
Cortez with a hook. Cortez tries to land a front kick but Badass steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tico Cortez will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cortez. Jab from Cortez. Badass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cortez. Cortez throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Cortez throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Cortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Badass counters with a straight right hand. Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Badass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Cortez throws a combination that misses and Badass counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Badass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Badass moves out of range of the body kick from Cortez.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
letting Badass counter with a right hand. Cortez is still on wobbly legs! Can Badass finish him? A cross from Badass lands. Badass fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Cortez misses with a combination
and Badass counters with a straight right hand. Badass jabs at Cortez's body. Cortez seems to have recovered his senses. Cortez throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A jab from Badass misses. Badass throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cortez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Cortez misses with a right hand and Badass counters with a lovely straight right hand! Cortez slips a jab from Badass. Cortez misses with a right hand and Cortez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Nice jab there from Badass. Cortez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Badass counters with a right hand to the body. Cortez misses with a body kick. Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Badass counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cortez misses the jab. Badass takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Badass blocks a leg kick. Badass misses with a straight right. Badass misses with a shot to the body and Cortez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Tico Cortez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Badass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cortez counters with a thumping low kick. Badass misses with a right hand and Cortez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Badass throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Badass lands a slapping body shot.
Cortez throws a head kick but Badass moves out of range.
Badass punishes Cortez's body with a nice straight punch. Cortez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cortez duly obliges. Cortez swings widly with a right hand
and Badass counters with a stiff right hand. Badass ducks right into an uppercut from Cortez. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Badass to counter with a crisp jab. Billy Ray Badass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Badass looks to land a combination but Cortez avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight! Billy Ray Badass showed his dominance in that final round. I think Cortez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tico Cortez!
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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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