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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Jutila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martez Cortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jutila comes into the arena with The Best Is Yet To Come blaring out of the sound system. Timo Jutila is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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198 cm
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224 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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185 cm
31
219 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timo Jutila! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martez Cortega! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cortega tries to bum rush Jutila with a series of wild strikes but Jutila uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Jutila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Cortega is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jutila's half guard. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Jutila is trying to stand up here but Cortega is controlling him well. Cortega decides to stand and escape the position. Jutila displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cortega. Jutila forces Cortega back against the cage and clinches. Cortega is trying to force a seperation but Jutila has the dominant position. Jutila tries to break the clinch but Cortega is controlling the position. Jutila breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jutila scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cortega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cortega connects with a body shot. Jutila scores with a head kick. Cortega tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Jutila uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortega.
Jutila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Jutila has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Timo Jutila has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Cortega throws a right hand that Jutila ducks under and follows up with a left that Jutila also avoids with ease. Jutila showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cortega.
Jutila looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Cortega with a body punch. A glancing blow. Cortega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jutila. Cortega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Timo Jutila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jutila misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cortega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jutila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jutila throws a sloppy head kick and Cortega moves out of range easily. Cortega lands a body shot.
Cortega throws a leg kick that misses. Jutila closes the distance and lands a one-two. Jutila has managed to clinch.
Jutila pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jutila throws a nice looking combination but Cortega bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Cortega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Cortega throws a series of punches but Jutila avoids them all with ease. Cortega tries to move into range but Jutila moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Cortega moves in looking to clinch but Jutila pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Donk. Jutila catches Cortega right on the button with a cross. Cortega with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cortega looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Cortega closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jutila did well to prevent Cortega getting side control. Jutila manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cortega keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. Jutila wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cortega has him pressed against the cage. Cortega tries to break free but Jutila pushes him back against the cage. Cortega fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jutila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cortega throws an elbow that misses.
Jutila keeps control of Cortega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Cortega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cortega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jutila clinches up with Cortega and pushes him back against the cage. Cortega crunches a lovely knee into Jutila's ribcage. Jutila avoids the elbow strike from Cortega, against the cage.
Cortega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Cortega jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jutila walks away with a smile on his face. Cortega gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Timo Jutila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martez Cortega. Jutila swats away the attempt to clinch by Cortega. The fight stays on the outside here - Jutila looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Cortega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jutila throws a sloppy head kick and Cortega moves out of range easily. Cortega throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jutila. Cortega tries to clinch up but Jutila circles away and keeps his distance. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martez Cortega dominated that round. The cut man is working on Timo Jutila's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cortega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jutila swats him away and circles back towards the center. Cortega throws a right and a left that both miss. Jutila has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Martez Cortega seems to be getting the better of the standup. Jutila cracks Cortega with a good jab. Cortega throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Cortega takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Jutila lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cortega fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cortega misses with a few strikes there.
Jutila is looking to clinch. The fight moves into the clinch position. Jutila lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Cortega is breathing heavily. Jutila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cortega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jutila connects with a combination that backs up Cortega into the cage. Jutila lands a flurry of punches that gets past Cortega's guard. Cortega is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Jutila bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo Jutila! A very excited looking Timo Jutila made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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