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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hernan Cortes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DepaC Pakamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortes comes to the cage accompanied by Hard to see. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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146 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Hernan Cortes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, DepaC Pakamara!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pakamara with a jab.
Pakamara misses with a combination
and Cortes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortes avoids the body shot from Pakamara.
Cortes throws a right and a left that Pakamara avoids nicely.
Cortes looks to land a combination but Pakamara avoids it well.
Cortes misses with a hook.
Cortes misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Cortes misses.
Pakamara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes misses with a wild combination.
Cortes throws a head kick but Pakamara moves out of range.
Pakamara works over Cortes's head and body with a nice combination.
Cortes misses with a double jab.
Cortes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pakamara at a distance.
DepaC Pakamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pakamara. Cortes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cortes throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakamara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortes.
Cortes misses with a hook. Pakamara ducked under it nicely.
Cortes throws a head kick that misses.
Pakamara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pakamara. Cortes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pakamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortes lands a really nice looking cross but Pakamara seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes looks to throw the jab but Pakamara is out of range.
Cortes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pakamara circles away quickly and effectively.
Cortes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pakamara throws a series of punches but Cortes moves out of range.
Pakamara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cortes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cortes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pakamara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cortes counters with a left and a right that stings Pakamara.
Pakamara misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cortes blocks a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Cortes as Pakamara shoots in.
Cortes swinging wildly here.
Pakamara looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortes is just out of range.
Pakamara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cortes rather than just go for the knockout.
Pakamara's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pakamara duly obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pakamara throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hernan Cortes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cortes moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cortes throws a nice looking combination but Pakamara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cortes throws a push kick but Pakamara slaps the foot to one side.
Pakamara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cortes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pakamara gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cortes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pakamara slips a straight right by Cortes.
Cortes lands a head kick!
Hernan Cortes is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakamara throws a series of punches but Cortes avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Cortes.
Pakamara misses with a hook.
Pakamara lands with a shot to the body.
Pakamara shoots in looking for a takedown. Cortes tries to sprawl out of it but Pakamara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cortes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pakamara looks to land a combination but Cortes avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakamara staying out of range there.
Cortes dodges the punch combination from Pakamara.
Cortes throws a nice looking combination but Pakamara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pakamara misses with a combination
letting Cortes counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pakamara to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pakamara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cortes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cortes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pakamara throwing strikes but missing.
Cortes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakamarais looking to pass into half guard but Cortes pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cortes is in guard.
Pakamara trying to control the position.
Cortes postures up and lands a big shot to Pakamara's brow.
Pakamara looking to control.
Pakamara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cortes.
Cortes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cortes throws a strike but Pakamara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pakamara wants to pass the guard but Cortes is keeping the position.
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 Hernan Cortes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cortes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pakamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortes moves away.
A nice combination there by Cortes.
Cortes misses with an uppercut. Pakamara saw that one coming.
Cortes misses with a head kick.
Cortes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pakamara throws a wild body kick that Cortes sees coming a mile off.
Cortes dodges the punch combination from Pakamara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pakamara.
Pakamara closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cortes stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Pakamara postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cortes tries to improve position but can't.
Pakamara in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pakamara scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakamara is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cortes knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pakamara in side control, throwing shots but Cortes defends.
Pakamara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cortes regains half guard.
Pakamara landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pakamara wants to free his trapped foot but Cortes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pakamara wants to work for an arm triangle but Cortes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
DepaC Pakamara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pakamara misses with a head shot. Cortes uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cortes keeping full guard, as Pakamara tries to pass.
Pakamara throws a big right hand that misses.
Cortes keeping full guard, as Pakamara tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakamara works over Cortes with some ground and pound from guard.
Pakamara postures up.
Pakamara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pakamara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cortes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cortes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DepaC Pakamara really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cortes slips a jab and a cross from Pakamara.
Cortes lands a body shot.
Pakamara has his takedown stuffed
and Cortes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cortes swinging wildly here.
Cortes throws a right and a left that Pakamara avoids nicely.
Cortes throws a right hand that Pakamara ducks under and follows up with a left that Pakamara also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes walks into a left hand.
Cortes swinging wildly here.
Hernan Cortes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortes throws a sloppy head kick and Pakamara moves out of range easily.
Cortes tries to bum rush Pakamara with a series of wild strikes but Pakamara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pakamara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pakamara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pakamara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortes misses with a hook. Pakamara ducked under it nicely.
Cortes looks to land a body kick but Pakamara moved away.
Pakamara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pakamara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cortes.
Pakamara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakamara shoots and misses
and Cortes counters with a three punch combo that has Pakamara backing up. Pakamara nods at Cortes to acknowledge the strikes.
Pakamara shoots in for a double leg but Cortes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hernan Cortes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DepaC Pakamara.
Cortes lands with a straight right. Pakamara didn't see that one coming.
Pakamara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cortes has time to react.
Cortes throws a series of punches but Pakamara moves out of range.
Pakamara swings for the body but Cortes moves out of range.
Pakamara tries for a takedown but Cortes circles away easily
enabling Cortes to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakamara shoots in but Cortes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Cortes.
Cortes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice jab there from Cortes.
Cortes avoids the body shot from Pakamara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hernan Cortes had his way with DepaC Pakamara in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pakamara looks for the body kick but Cortes saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Cortes.
Cortes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pakamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortes manages to avoid it.
Pakamara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cortes scores with a three punch combo!
Pakamara is rocked!
Cortes misses with a double jab
and Pakamara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cortes thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pakamara.
A head kick misses from Cortes.
Cortes scores with a one two! Pakamara had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pakamara has his takedown stuffed
and Cortes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakamara shoots and misses
and Cortes counters with a head kick.
Hernan Cortes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DepaC Pakamara.
Cortes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cortes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cortes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pakamara throws a series of punches but Cortes moves out of range.
Pakamara is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cortes throws a head kick but Pakamara moves out of range.
Pakamara has his takedown stuffed
and Cortes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Pakamara does no damage.
Pakamara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cortes.
Pakamara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cortes swivels and escapes.
Cortes connects with a high kick.
Pakamara pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cortes back to the cage. Pakamara follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cortes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pakamara is still on wobbly legs! Can Cortes finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pakamara seems to have recovered his senses.
Pakamara lands a jab-cross combination.
A shot to the body from Pakamara misses
and Cortes counters with a two punch combo.
Cortes throws a head kick that half lands.
Pakamara misses with a low kick.
Pakamara shoots in for a takedown but Cortes shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pakamara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hernan Cortes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cortes 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Hernan Cortes!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Hernan Cortes!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for DepaC Pakamara!
Hernan Cortes wins by split decision!
Hernan Cortes retains his featherweight title!
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hype
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