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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by LOVE SOSA REMIX. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 2, fighting out of New York, Michael Carter Williams !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Cortez swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
Cortez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some wild striking there from Cortez.
Williams looks to land a combination but Cortez avoids it well.
Williams lands the left hand.
Williams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cortez backs up against the cage.
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 avoids the body shot from Williams .
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cortez takes one on the button.
Williams looks to land a combination but Cortez avoids it well.
Cortez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams lands with a cross.
Williams throws a right hand that Cortez ducks under and follows up with a left that Cortez also avoids with ease.
Cortez has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cortez scores with a nice right hand.
Cortez misses with a straight right.
Cortez needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Williams misses with a shot to the body
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams throws a series of punches but Cortez avoids them all with ease.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Cortez throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
A right-left combo lands from Cortez.
Cortez walks into a stiff left hand from Williams .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams misses with a double jab
letting Cortez counter with a right hand.
Cortez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams .
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Cortez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez swinging wildly here.
A big right from Williams misses.
Cortez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Williams to the ground. Cortez is now in Williams 's guard.
Williams pushes Cortez off and gets back to his feet.
Cortez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams .
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Nathan Cortez has been cut.
Cortez is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams lands a right hand.
Cortez working hard to break the clinch.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams is looking to slow Cortez down with leg kicks.
Cortez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez swinging wildly here.
Cortez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cortez backs up against the cage.
Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez misses with an uppercut.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab from Cortez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Michael Carter Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cortez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Cortez misses.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez misses with a two punch combination.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cortez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Cortez misses.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams .
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Cortez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Michael Carter Williams has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cortez.
Cortez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Carter Williams dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Williams .
Williams went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Williams scores with a jab.
Cortez throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cortez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez misses with a wild combination.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?
Cortez staying out of range there.
A left lands for Williams .
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
A jab lands there for Cortez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Williams swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nathan Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cortez misses with a wild combination.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cortez is out of range.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Cortez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
Cortez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams digs a good body shot into Cortez's ribs.
Cortez misses with a double jab.
Cortez slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams .
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cortez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Williams jabs at Cortez's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams lands a two punch combo.
Cortez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cortez tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Cortez.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cortez moves out of range of the strikes.
Cortez tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Cortez misses.
Cortez misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cortez doesn't seem phased though.
Michael Carter Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Cortez throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Cortez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cortez walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Cortez moves away and avoids it.
Cortez misses with a few strikes there.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams .
A slow jab from Cortez misses its intended target.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams lands a head shot.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Cortez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cortez walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams lands a two punch combo.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some wild striking there from Cortez.
Cortez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams lands a two punch combo.
Cortez fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cortez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Williams 's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cortez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Carter Williams dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams moves away from the strike by Cortez.
Cortez throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Cortez throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Cortez.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams .
Williams scores with a one two! Cortez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cortez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Williams was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Williams takes a swing at Cortez's ribcage but misses.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Williams jabs at Cortez's body.
Cortez defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cortez misses the jab.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams .
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range.
Cortez lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Williams .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Cortez misses.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cortez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cortez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Cortez finds it's way through Williams 's defenses.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
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 uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams .
Cortez blocks a jab.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cortez unleashes a big counter combination but Williams bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cortez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
A countering left hand to the body from Cortez misses.
Cortez lands a head shot.
Cortez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams .
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Cortez unleashes a big counter combination but Williams bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Cortez misses its intended target.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Cortez takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Williams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
Williams avoids the body shot from Cortez.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cortez! But no joy.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cortez.
Cortez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Cortez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Cortez's head back.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Cortez.
Cortez jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Cortez misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cortez misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Williams .
Cortez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sloppy strikes from Williams . Those never looked like landing.
Cortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cortez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez throws a one two combo.
Cortez walks into a jab.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Michael Carter Williams did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cortez lands with a nice body punch.
Cortez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams tries to bum rush Cortez with a series of wild strikes but Cortez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Cortez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cortez looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Cortez dodges the punch combination from Williams .
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Cortez uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cortez throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Cortez counters with a straight that turns Williams 's legs to rubber! Cortez pushes forward with more strikes and Williams goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Cortez!
Nathan Cortez is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Nathan Cortez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Michael Carter Williams spoke after the fight, saying 'Came into this fight tired from over training and had a bad flight here, no excuses he beat me tonight, but that championship belt is mine and I Promise to get that belt And revenge my loss.with a vicious.knockout '.
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