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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tico Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cameron St James is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tico Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cameron St James!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St James avoids the head kick by Cortez.
Some bone on bone action there as Cortez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
St James jabs Cortez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cortez scores with a leg kick.
St James drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cortez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St James distracts Cortez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
St James is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St James postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez keeping moving, preventing St James from controlling successfully.
Cortez trying to control the position here.
St James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cortez is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St James trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tico Cortez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cortez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St James closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cortez to the mat! Cortez manages to get full guard.
St James trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Cortez wants to stand up but St James is controlling him.
St James wants to pass the guard but Cortez is keeping the position.
St James is looking to work some ground and pound but Cortez has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez wants to stand but St James is controlling the position.
Cortez is trying to control the position but St James postures up.
Cortez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St James is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St James thows a big elbow that misses.
Cortez trying to keep a closed guard but St James is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
St James trying to control the position from guard on top but Cortez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tico Cortez just wasn't active enough.
St James misses with a body shot.
St James cracks Cortez with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St James looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
St James tries to work over Cortez's front leg with a kick but Cortez checks it.
Cortez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tico Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St James moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cortez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cortez wants it to stay on the feet.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Cortez gets a clinch.
St James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Cortez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St James.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St James is trying to drag Cortez to the mat but Cortez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St James can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
St James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by St James.
Cortez prevents a body shot from St James.
Cortez is fighting off a takedown attempt but St James is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cortez to the mat. Cortez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cortez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St James thows a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cortez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St James is controlling him.
Cortez keeping moving, preventing St James from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron St James dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St James forces Cortez back against the cage and clinches.
St James blocks an uppercut.
St James struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by St James.
Cortez working aggressively here.
St James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St James lands a nice uppercut.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by St James.
St James lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
St James is trying to drag Cortez to the mat but Cortez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
St James tries for a takedown but Cortez manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortez lands a left hand that snaps the head of St James backwards.
Cortez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but St James avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the cage.
St James is trying to trip Cortez. He has hold of a leg but Cortez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. St James persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
St James trying to control the position from guard on top but Cortez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St James won't allow Cortez to get back to his feet.
St James postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St Jamesis looking to pass into half guard but Cortez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cortez is in guard.
Cortez gets to his feet. St James looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
St James does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez closes the distance and clinches.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Cortez working aggressively here.
St James tries to score a body lock takedown but Cortez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tico Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cameron St James.
St James misses with the head strike.
Cortez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
St James blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Cortez.
St James can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Cortez blocks an uppercut.
St James looking for a takedown.
Cortez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St James backwards.
Cortez lands with a right to the head.
St James is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St James drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cortez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Cortez prevents a body shot from St James.
St James takes a shot to the head.
St James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St James tries for a takedown but Cortez manages to get underhooks.
Cortez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St James backwards.
Cortez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cortez misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortez slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
St James has clasped his hands together around Cortez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St James tries for a kimura but Cortez is defending well.
St James is trying to get an arm triangle but Cortez is defending well.
St James is breathing heavily.
St James throws a strike aimed at the side of Cortez's head but Cortez avoids it well.
St James is looking to take a break and control but Cortez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The strikes coming from St James are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tico Cortez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
St James throws the kick towards the body but Cortez avoids it.
Cortez pushes St James up against the cage in a clinch.
Cortez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Cortez.
St James is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cortez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
St James misses with some punches.
Tico Cortez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cortez misses with some punches.
Cortez scores with a shoulder strike.
St James misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez lands a left hand.
Cortez lands with a short shot to the head.
St James blocks an uppercut.
Cortez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St James is still on wobbly legs! Can Cortez finish him?
St James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St James.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cortez misses with a short punch on the inside.
St James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St James has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cortez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
St James seems to have recovered his senses.
Cortez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cortez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but St James uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Cortez.
A nice right hand lands inside from St James.
A right handed body shot lands from Cortez.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cortez.
Cortez creates a bit of space for himself and rocks St James with a big uppercut! St James tries to clinch up but Cortez pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples St James to the mat! St James covers up and Cortez unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tico Cortez!
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