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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Juanito Cortez (ranked 1566 p4p, 214 weight class) and Dalibor Drahomir (ranked 2072 p4p, 257 weight class). Cortez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, $$$. The crowd seem to be enjoying Drahomir's choice of entrance music: Outspoken. 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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Insanely flexible
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dalibor Drahomir!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drahomir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drahomir 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.
Dalibor Drahomir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cortez misses with a wild body shot.
Drahomir defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
Drahomir scores with a nice right hand.
Drahomir connects with the punch.
Drahomir misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.
Cortez connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Dalibor Drahomir has been cut.
Drahomir takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Drahomir scores with a hook.
Cortez with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drahomir throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Drahomir misses the shot to the body.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cortez is looking to counter punch.
Drahomir will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cortez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drahomir takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Drahomir tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drahomir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Cortez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cortez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drahomir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez throws a right and a left that Drahomir avoids nicely.
Drahomir blocks a head kick by Cortez.
Drahomir scores with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Drahomir - that will leave a mark!
Cortez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drahomir has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drahomir ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Drahomir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drahomir scores with a nice head shot.
Drahomir tries a head kick but it misses.
Drahomir has Cortez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Drahomir.
Cortez throws a head punch that misses.
Drahomir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drahomir lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drahomir misses with a punch on the inside.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Drahomir controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drahomir throws a punch but it's blocked by Cortez.
Cortez manages to break the clinch.
Drahomir is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cortez misses with a two punch combination.
Drahomir let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Drahomir lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Cortez goes down! The ref sends Drahomir to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Cortez is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Cortez wants to slow Drahomir down by chopping away at his legs.
Drahomir clobbers Cortez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drahomir.
Drahomir wants to clinch.
Drahomir tries to work over Cortez's front leg with a kick but Cortez checks it.
A clash of legs there as Cortez blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drahomir throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
Cortez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cortez lands with a cross.
Cortez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drahomir connects with a right hand. Cortez shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Dalibor Drahomir should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Dalibor Drahomir's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cortez throws a nice looking combination but Drahomir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drahomir throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drahomir cracks a nice hook into Cortez's ribs.
Drahomir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cortez. Cortez obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick from Drahomir.
No joy there for Drahomir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cortez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Drahomir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drahomir swats away the attempt to clinch by Cortez.
Drahomir throws a hook but Cortez blocks it.
Drahomir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Drahomir.
Cortez blocks a jab.
Cortez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drahomir misses with a looping left.
Drahomir tries to move into range but Cortez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drahomir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cortez counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.
Drahomir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drahomir looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Cortez scores with a jab. Drahomir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Drahomir misses.
Drahomir throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
Drahomir misses the jab.
Cortez moves out of range as Drahomir strikes.
Cortez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drahomir misses with a body shot.
Cortez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drahomir now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Drahomir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drahomir tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
Cortez with a hook.
Cortez misses with a looping right.
Drahomir misses with a straight left.
Drahomir misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cortez moves away from the strike by Drahomir.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drahomir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drahomir lands with a cross.
Cortez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drahomir misses with a right hand
and Cortez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drahomir connects with a single shot there.
Cortez lands with an uppercut that bounces Drahomir off the ropes and back into range.
Cortez misses with a straight left.
Cortez blocks a jab.
Drahomir connects with a leg kick. Cortez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cortez avoids the head kick by Drahomir.
Cortez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez slips a straight right by Drahomir.
Drahomir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dalibor Drahomir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drahomir scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Drahomir is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dalibor Drahomir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dalibor Drahomir's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Drahomir misses with a straight right.
Drahomir blocks a jab.
Drahomir swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drahomir.
Drahomir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drahomir bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drahomir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cortez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drahomir slips under a jab from Cortez.
Cortez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drahomir defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drahomir digs a good hook to Cortez's body.
Cortez connects with a leg kick. Drahomir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cortez avoids the body shot from Drahomir.
A little feinted left hand from Cortez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cortez takes one to the chin there.
Cortez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big left from Cortez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drahomir avoids the head kick by Cortez.
Drahomir only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Drahomir misses with a looping left.
Drahomir throws a chopping leg kick but Cortez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cortez moves out of range of the body kick from Drahomir.
Drahomir throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Cortez misses the target.
Drahomir takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cortez keeps the fight on the outside.
Drahomir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drahomir throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez throws an overhand right that lands on Drahomir's shoulder, as Drahomir tries to avoid the shot.
Drahomir throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Drahomir misses.
Cortez lands a really nice looking cross but Drahomir seems unphased.
Drahomir misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drahomir connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Cortez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drahomir counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cortez staying out of range there.
Cortez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cortez clinches with his opponent.
Cortez blocks a body shot from Drahomir.
Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drahomir lands a nice hook to Cortez's body. Cortez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cortez slips under a jab from Drahomir.
Cortez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Drahomir.
Cortez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drahomir throws a sloppy body shot
and Cortez counters with a nice uppercut.
Drahomir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juanito Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drahomir throws a shot to the body.
Drahomir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cortez to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dalibor Drahomir.
Well Drahomir has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dalibor Drahomir!
A victorious Dalibor Drahomir thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Juanito Cortez had this to say: 'Well...shit happens....i will b back!'.
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