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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wilner Fatiman (ranked 4627 p4p, 347 weight class) and Tyler Kortez (ranked 5362 p4p, 380 weight class). Fatiman comes to the cage accompanied by Zion Train. Kortez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm Ready kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Wilner Fatiman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilner Fatiman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Kortez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatiman tries to keep at a distance but Kortez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kortez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fatiman managing to block the knees to the body from Kortez.
Kortez tries to land a knee to the head but Fatiman blocks with his arms.
Fatiman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kortez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fatiman blocks it with crossed arms.
Kortez stalling.
Kortez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kortez looking to throw knees to the head but Fatiman is blocking nicely.
Fatiman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kortez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fatiman is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kortez defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Fatiman's arms.
Kortez is trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kortez covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Fatiman looking for the RNC.
Fatiman keeps control of the position easily here as Kortez tries to buck him off.
Fatiman missing with strikes from the back.
Fatiman is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kortez is defending well though. Fatiman let's go of the attempt for now.
Fatiman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fatiman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kortez is trying to get back to his feet but Fatiman has full control of the position and if anything, Kortez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kortez covering up well and avoiding damage.
Fatiman really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kortez.
Kortez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fatiman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fatiman throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Fatiman is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kortez has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fatiman misses with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kortez is trying to get back to his feet but Fatiman has full control of the position and if anything, Kortez has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Fatiman really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kortez.
Fatiman working for a choke but Kortez is defending well.
Fatiman has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Fatiman lands a shot to the head.
Fatiman lands strikes to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatiman controls the action.
Fatiman is punishing Kortez with strikes - can he finish him?!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kortez covering up well under a series of strikes from Fatiman.
Fatiman keeps control of the position easily here as Kortez tries to buck him off.
Fatiman is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilner Fatiman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kortez tries to clinch but Fatiman moves away
and Fatiman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fatiman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kortez can do to turn this around?
Fatiman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fatiman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kortez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kortez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kortez!
Kortez tries to stand but Fatiman is controlling his head.
Fatiman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fatiman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fatiman is pressing down on Kortez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fatiman has a closed guard, preventing Kortez from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fatiman is pulling down on Kortez's head to control his posture.
Kortez wants to stand but Fatiman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fatiman holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatiman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kortez manages to get himself to full guard.
Fatiman stays in close to Kortez's body and controls the position.
Fatiman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fatiman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fatiman pushing down on Kortez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fatiman stops Kortez from getting back to his feet.
Fatiman is looking to advance position but Kortez won't allow it.
Fatiman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatiman thows a huge punch but Kortez dodges it nicely.
Fatiman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fatiman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fatiman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fatiman wants to free his trapped foot but Kortez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatiman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kortez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kortez tries to clinch there but Fatiman circles away.
Fatiman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kortez.
No joy there for Fatiman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kortez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kortez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyler Kortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kortez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fatiman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kortez tries to clinch
and Fatiman counters with a takedown into side control.
Fatiman scoring with punches and elbows.
Kortez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fatiman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wilner Fatiman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatiman misses with the ground and pound.
Fatiman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kortez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fatiman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fatiman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fatiman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fatiman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilner Fatiman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fatiman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kortez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fatiman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kortez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fatiman is controlling him.
Fatiman forces his way into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fatiman lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fatiman throws a strike but Kortez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fatiman prevents Kortez from getting back to his feet.
Kortez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fatiman controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatiman throwing strikes from guard but Kortez blocks nicely.
Fatiman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fatiman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fatiman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kortez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kortez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kortez!
Fatiman is trying to improve his position.
Kortez tries to stand but Fatiman is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatiman is looking to regain half guard here but Kortez keeps moving and retains side control.
Fatiman wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fatiman struggling a bit here.
Fatiman stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Kortez decides to stand back up. Kortez steps back and let's Fatiman get back to his feet.
Tyler Kortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kortez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fatiman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fatiman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kortez tries to close the distance and clinch but Fatiman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kortez looks to clinch
and Fatiman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fatiman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fatiman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatiman landing some decent shots from guard.
Fatiman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fatiman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kortez for as long as he can get away with.
Kortez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kortez keeping full guard, as Fatiman tries to pass.
Fatiman is working hard here to advance position.
Fatiman trying to control the position from guard on top but Kortez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tyler Kortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fatiman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kortez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fatiman manages to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kortez darts in trying to clinch
and Fatiman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fatiman.
Wilner Fatiman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fatiman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kortez's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilner Fatiman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fatiman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilner Fatiman!
Our winner, Wilner Fatiman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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