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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tico Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jorge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge has chosen Back in black as his entrance music. Tico Cortez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
17 - 7 - 1 |
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163 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Tico Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James Jorge!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorge rushes Cortez and presses him up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Cortez.
Jorge is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cortez to keep the fight standing.
Cortez lands with a right to the head.
Cortez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cortez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jorge.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
Jorge tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cortez smiles and moves away.
Cortez tried to score with a low kick but Jorge checks it.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Cortez scores with a sloppy right hand. Jorge should have avoided that one.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tico Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Jorge.
Jorge shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cortez pinned against the cage. Cortez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Tico Cortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge takes one on the button.
Cortez dodges the punch combination from Jorge.
Jorge takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Jorge avoids nicely.
Jorge ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Jorge shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jorge was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jorge with good strikes from the mount here!
Cortez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jorge working for a guillotine from mount but Cortez is in no mood to give up.
Cortez is looking to improve his position but Jorge isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorge tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jorge throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jorge cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cortez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jorge has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cortez's face.
Cortez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jorge raining down shots from the mount!
Jorge lands a big shot to the head and Cortez winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). James Jorge!
An out of breath James Jorge thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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